We all want to be fruitful for God. So when you look back on your life, when were you the most fruitful? Was it not when you put your faith in what Jesus did on the cross and not
your own efforts? Wasn't when you trusted that he paid for your sins and you rested on his righteousness and not yours?
Yes, that’s when you were most fruitful! When you are resting in what Christ has done and is doing in us and through us you will be fruitful.
Resting in his hope and simple faith, prayer, and his word is what produces fruit in our life. Menial efforts cannot make a vine produce grapes. Grapes automatically grow on a healthy vine. Jesus is the vine we are the branches. We must hang onto him and his cross and he was held by nails on a sure place. Be at home with him...when you are at home with him you are comfortable with him. He has moved in with you never to leave you.
Have this assurance: Healthy branches grow on a healthy vine. Christ is a healthy vine, make your home in him and you will be a healthy branch. Christ will and has pruned us so we can bear fruit. He has cast away all the dead branches in our life. All our past sins and dead works are removed and destroyed in the fire so our souls will not be burned with guilt and eternal punishment. We are saved to produce and we will, just believe it. Rejoice in him!
"From Him all my fruit must be found, for no fruit can ever come from me." We are taught, by past experience, that the more simply we depend upon the grace of God in Christ, and wait upon the Holy Spirit, the more we shall bring forth fruit unto God. Oh, to trust Jesus for fruit as well as for life! ” Spurgeon
Yes, that’s when you were most fruitful! When you are resting in what Christ has done and is doing in us and through us you will be fruitful.
Resting in his hope and simple faith, prayer, and his word is what produces fruit in our life. Menial efforts cannot make a vine produce grapes. Grapes automatically grow on a healthy vine. Jesus is the vine we are the branches. We must hang onto him and his cross and he was held by nails on a sure place. Be at home with him...when you are at home with him you are comfortable with him. He has moved in with you never to leave you.
Have this assurance: Healthy branches grow on a healthy vine. Christ is a healthy vine, make your home in him and you will be a healthy branch. Christ will and has pruned us so we can bear fruit. He has cast away all the dead branches in our life. All our past sins and dead works are removed and destroyed in the fire so our souls will not be burned with guilt and eternal punishment. We are saved to produce and we will, just believe it. Rejoice in him!
"From Him all my fruit must be found, for no fruit can ever come from me." We are taught, by past experience, that the more simply we depend upon the grace of God in Christ, and wait upon the Holy Spirit, the more we shall bring forth fruit unto God. Oh, to trust Jesus for fruit as well as for life! ” Spurgeon
