FRUITFULNESS BEYOND CHURCH MEMBERSHIP

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Tuesday, 30th March 2021

By Pst Israel Olorunfemi

TEXT: "Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance" (Matt 3:8).

From today's anchor scripture, fruitfulness means uprightness. That is the life God wants you and I to live the moment we gave our lives to Jesus. God is looking for fruits in your life, not just church membership! John the Baptist told the Pharisees and the Sadducees who come for baptism to “Bring forth fruits worthy of repentance: And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham." Luke 3:8 says the same thing.

Paul also was so much concerned about the fruitfulness of the Colossians that it was part of his prayer for them. He said: “For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God” (Col 1:9-10 NKJV). Did you see that? – “Being fruitful in every good work.”

God expects each of His children to be fruitful, and not be satisfied with going to church or occupying positions in church only. He expects the fruit of the Spirit, which encompasses the attributes and character of God, to be produced in our lives. "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law" (Gal 5:22-23).

PRAYER: I pray that God by His Spirit surround your life with fruits, in Jesus name.

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:

March 30 (Judg 9-10; Lk 5:17-39)

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