Stops & Steps 1794 10Sep2011

Are we productive ?


The Bible has the following fruit-bearing possibilities:
Bad fruit.
Jesus says, “A bad tree bears bad fruit” (Matthew 7:17).
Backbiting, badmouthing, and gossip all evidence bad fruit in a life.

No fruit.
Jesus says, “He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit” (John 15:2).
If bad fruit represents sins of commission, no fruit describes sins of omission – a lack of love, joy, peace and the other fruits of the Spirit.

Little fruit.
“Every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful” (John 15:2).
Sometimes unnecessary leaves and shoots drain off nourishment needed to produce fruit. The result – little fruit in both quantity and quality. We are bogged down by the world and its cares.

Good fruit.
“If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit” (John 15:5).
The godly person is like a tree “which yields its fruit in season” (Psalm 1:3). The fruits of the Spirit are evident, and a life of witnessing brings many into the kingdom of God.

John 15 : 4
Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.


Now do you know how can we bear much good fruit?



Stops & Steps 1794 10Sep2011