FRUITFULNESS

FRUITFULNESS

FOCUS VERSE:  John 15: 16 - You did not choose Me, but I chose you.

DECLARATION: My work bears lasting fruit; the Lord multiplies everything for His glory.

Fruitfulness is God’s purpose for our lives:  Jesus makes it clear that believers are appointed to bear fruit.  Christian life is not meant to be passive and unproductive.  God saves for us places in His kingdom so that our lives produce lasting impact.  We need to pray and ask the Holy Spirit to work in us, that we may bear much fruit for His kingdom.
John 15: 8 - By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be My disciples.  

Col. 1: 10 -  So as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.
Psalm 1: 3 - He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither.

If you are deeply rooted in Christ, you will bear fruit at the appointed time.  We should never be barren or like a deserted land; but, we should bear much fruit and multiply.  God’s intention for every believer is a life that produces spiritual results.  A tree does not exist to merely occupy space; its purpose is fulfilled when it bears fruit.  Right from creation as we see in the book of Genesis, God has created different kinds of seeds that we may have a variety of fruits.  This is true to humankind too - bear much fruit.  

Fruitfulness comes from remaining in Christ:  Jesus has spoken many times during His ministry - “Abide in Me.”  Fruit does not grow from human effort alone - it grows through connection to Christ.  This is why Jesus has said, “Apart from Me, you can do nothing.”  

John 15: 4 - Abide in Me, and I in you.  As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
Galatians 5: 22 and 23 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Jer. 17: 7 and 8 - “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green,..............

The secret of fruitfulness is spiritual connection.  A branch cannot bear fruit if it is separated from the tree.  It withers and dies and is good only as firewood.

Fruitfulness develops over time:  Fruit does not bear instantly.  Spiritual growth and impact develop gradually as we walk faithfully with God.

Mark 4: 28 - The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
Gal. 6: 9 - And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.  
James 5: 7 - Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord.  see how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains.  

God works through seasons.  Some trees bear fruit throughout the year, while others bear fruit only in a particular season.  These are seasonal fruits.  We too, go through different seasons in life.  Sometimes it may be a planting season, sometimes a growing season, sometimes a pruning season - but at the end of it will be a fruit-bearing season.  

Fruit that lasts impacts eternity:  Jesus has spoken many times about - fruit that will last.  Temporary achievements may fade, but spiritual fruit carries eternal value.  Spiritual fruit may fade over time, but faith, hope and love will always remain.  

Matt. 6: 19 and 20 - Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.  
Daniel 12: 3 - And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
1 Cor. 15: 58 - Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labour is not in vain.  

When lives are touched, disciples are built; love is demonstrated and those fruits remain beyond this life - crowns that will not fade. You will leave a legacy for the future generations.  Fruitfulness is not merely about success today but about impact that endures forever.  

God bless you all!