Meditate with Power Now I understand what god wants from us: a fruitful harvest for Him. And now I can see how He has been at work all along in my life to bring that about. John15:1-2, 5, and 8 I am the true vine and my father is the vine-dresser. Every branch in me that does not bare fruit He takes away; and every branch that bear fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me and I in him bears much fruit. By this My Father is glorified that you bear much fruit Jesus Is The Vine: If you did not grow up in wine country, you might think that the vine is a long, trailing limb that sprawls along the trellis. Actually it’s the trunk of the plant that grows out of the ground. The Father Is The Vine-dresser: The vine-dresser is the keeper of the vineyard—either the owner or the person hired to tend it. The vine-dresser task is simple—to coax from his plants the most pounds of grapes possible. A healthy and properly tended vineyard means a higher yield. You And I Are The Branches: In the vineyard, the branches are the focus of the vine-dresser efforts, because they produce the fruit. The Vine-dresser lovingly cultivates each branch so that it will bear as much fruit as possible. Fruit symbolize the best result or the sweetest prize in life. I have traced the words fruit and good works in the Bible, and they’re used interchangeably. Inner And Outer Fruit is What God Wants: Titus 3:14 Let our people also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful. In practical terms fruit represents good works------a thought, attitude or action of ours that God values because it glorifies Him. The fruit from your life is how God receives His due honor on earth. That’s why Jesus declares, “By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit.” John 15:8 You bear inner fruit when you allow God to nurture in you a new Christ like quality: “The fruit of the spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, longsuffering, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-control” (Galatians 5:22) You bear outward fruit when you allow God to work through you to bring Him glory. That would certainly include sharing your faith. The Apostles saw every arena of life as an opportunity to bear fruit. Paul wrote: “God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work” (2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV) Jesus said “I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain.” (John 15:16) Fruit is your only permanent deposit in heaven. Real fruit always last! And it is the main earthly reason you were saved. “Paul told Christians they were created in Christ Jesus for good works” (Ephesians 2:10) Jesus hasn’t led us to this torch lit circle just to make our dreams come true. Our dreams like the disciples are always too small. We are to fulfill God’s dream—that we will bring Him glory through a remarkable abundant life. That’s how we find our greatest personal fulfillment, now and for eternity. You would think that something so crucial to God’s plan would happen automatically in our life and mine. Nothing could be further from the truth. For the vineyard to really produce the branches have to respond to attentions of the vine-dresser. But as we will see all branches do not respond alike. In fact every branch in the vineyard is unique, and when harvest day arrives, each will have produced a different sized crop. The Father wants more fruit from us so that He actively tends our lives so that we will keep moving up—from a barren to a productive branch, from an empty to an overflowing basket. And more is always possible. Why because we were created to bear fruit…and still more fruit! Genesis 9:7 As for you, be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon it.” Although we all know at the time GOD meant for us to Populate the earth. However sweet it is to hold a newborn baby the sweetest prize in life is helping someone to a rebirth through Christ. https://youtube/watch?v=w9VomNXhKj4
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:21:06 +0000
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