I love fruits a lot, in fact as a "fruit provider", anytime I have to buy fruits,I try to select the best without a bad spot or a pungent smell. One day I bought some fruits,on getting home, all the pineapples and watermelon were bad and I couldn't use them for my job. Painfully,I threw them away. It would have been unfair of me to supply bad fruits to my clients. I wouldn't only lose my credibility but no one would refer my job to others.
Now,Jesus says; "I am the vine and you are the branches" and we know by now that branches bear fruits. Fruits actually grow on and are plucked from branches. Anytime there's a wind, fruits fall to the ground and you find even kids scrambling under the tree to pack fruits(personal experience). Dead fruits which often drop with the good ones are selected and thrown away because it cannot be eaten.
So it is with a branch which doesn't bear good fruits, it's cut off so the tree can grow well. Dead branches cannot produce any fruits,they fall off and people either discard or use as firewood.
Jesus said and still says to you and me; "Remain in me and I will remain in you".
Its no fairy religious tale neither is it a nursery rhyme. Its a continuous process of consecration and pure,wholesome dedication to the Father as we consciously stay(intimately) in Him. Remaining in Jesus is a sure way to producing fresh fruits. Its in him our branches are rid of bad fruits of: hate,bitterness, lust,anger,selfishness, and every sinful desire. Our branches are not supposed to-neither can they- bear good and bad fruits at the same time. Its in our intimacy with Him that he reveals Himself and exposes our hearts to us till we are like Him.
When we get so occupied with life,with little or no time for God we fail to realise how dead we become(Me very guilty here). But he's giving us another chance to RETURN,to remain in him and FOLLOW His teaching so he can trim, prune and dress us lest we are thrust into fire.
Today,I lay before the lover of my life every bad fruit on my branch like bitterness, jealousy, angst,hate,unforgiveness etc and i keep pressing into Him(Jesus)till I can bear rich fruits of righteousness. By His grace alone, will I abide,dwell,remain,stay glued,be united to and fixed on Him. Without Him I cannot live. I need the gardener's nourishment(The WORD which is Jesus),I need his pruning, and the cleansing of His water and the WORD to bear richer,more excellent fruits.
I am also presenting this truth to my blog friends as he's led it in my heart; Jesus is saying to us all to ABIDE in him and not let our daily-busy- lives choke us.
Stay in Him
Receive instructions for your daily pursuits
Listen to him and DIGEST his truth
Bear your heart every time you're in a fix
Let Him be a Father, lover,friend and everything to you.
He is the vine and we are the branches. If people must find nourishment in our fruits, then there must be no room for stagnation or death and this can ONLY be achieved when we ABIDE IN HIM.
18 comments:
nice post, if are lives truly reflects Christ, it's hard not to produce fruit.
Thanks for sharing, I like the pointers you called out to ground us in these busy times.
Thanks for sharing. I'm blessed. I like the way you write, you open up yourself and pour it out to be a drink offering. I like write ups like this eg Joyce Meyer, Kenneth Hagin snr(late) and I'm including you.
@ Chizzy yes dear, it is so hard to hide under wraps,it will shine forth. [τ̲̅н̲̅a̲̅nκ̲̅ ч̲̅o̲̅u̲̅] for reading.
@Myne Thank you for stopping by, I agree with you. Only in Him can we stand grounded in these evil days.
@Joana CEO of GF-Lily, thank you for always encouraging me. I am blessed by your comment :)
Instructive and thought provoking..
Thank you.
@ Gbemi God bless you for reading. How are you?
Really strong message
Daily life can be distracting to one's faith.
Yes,life can get pretty hectic, but the truth is that we make time for what (and who) we value...This really challenged me (thanks for sharing!)
If we stay rooted in Him, we will bear good fruits...it makes total sense! (*now to apply it*)
So true N.I.L o, its distracting to be very sincere yet we MUST do the needful: ABIDE. Thanks for reading.
@Relentless builder...its in the doing now o,I agree with you. Thank God he gives grace to the humble so we go back to Him and gather strength :). Thanks for following moi, just clicked the button on yours too!
@ Enybee: So sweet! Thanks!
Thank you for this reminder. Its only when we abide in Christ that we can bear much fruit and good ones for that matter.I pray God continually gives us the strength to accept and depend on His grace
Amen. I will continue to abide in Him. It's a little funny, but do you know a man can abide in him for 99 years and in the 100th year produce bad fruits? We have to strive to bear fruits consistently, till the very end of time. This blessed me.
WoW this is indeed a Strong message,1 that makes you stop and reflect. Thanks for Sharing.
@ Stelzz I agree with you totally
@Jaycee you got me pondering...its a continuous thing:to remain fruitful! Thanks for stopping by
@Didi, my dear its the truth of God's word. Thanks for reading :)
True. We need to abide in Him. Very true message.
I'm fine dear :o)
Thanks for taking time out to leave comments on my blog. Why oh why do I not remember the two times we've met??? Perhaps I'm not as good with faces as I like to think I am :P
Hugs right back. God bless you
Thanks for sharing. I definately want to remain connected to the life source so my fruits can grow and be healthy.
@OS [τ̲̅н̲̅a̲̅nκ̲̅ ч̲̅o̲̅u̲̅] am following u now
@Triumphant you're blessed, am your follower now!
@Gbemi so sorry dear,you may not remember me and not sure you would even if you crack your brain LOL but I L♥√ع what ya doing,keep it up :)
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