KEYS
TO FRUITFULNESS
‘...He
that abideth in me, I am in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit...Herein is
my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit...’ – John 15:5. 8 (KJV)
Sin is falling short of God’s glory
(Romans 3:23). Fruitlessness is a sin because it is an affront to God’s first
commandment to humankind (Genesis 1:28). We fall short of God’s glory when we
do not bear fruit. The only way to glorify God is bearing much fruit.
Fruitfulness denotes fertility which leads to colourful, joyful, glorious and
eternal outcomes.
Fruitfulness is both conditional and a choice. Although
God has commanded every human being to be fruitful, He still allows each one of
us to decide whether to comply with that commandment or not. Fruitfulness is
therefore personal and conditional because it is dependent on a person’s
decision to obey God. A person bears fruit when he or she chooses to do what
God commands - ‘...Be fruitful and multiply’ (Genesis 1:28).
Fruitfulness results from divine and human partnership.
It is a partnership among God the Father (the Husbandman-God), God the Son (the
Vine-Jesus), and a disciple of Jesus (the branch-a Christian). A branch cannot
bear fruit on its own unless it abides in a vine. Besides, every branch needs
constant pruning to bear much fruit. Similarly, a Christian cannot bear fruit
unless he abides in Jesus who is the vine of life. We abide in Jesus by spending
quality time with God’s word, meditating on it daily (Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1:3;
John 15:4-8) and applying it into our lives. God prunes (directs and orders)
our steps when we apply His word to our lives (Psalm 119:105,130,133) to enable
us bear much fruit.
Fruitfulness is for God’s glory; not ours. God should
be the focus of our decision and desire to be fruitful. Jesus chose to glorify
God while on earth by carrying-out His God-given assignment. We honour God and
glorify Him when we discover His purpose for our lives and fulfil it. Our fruitfulness
lies in fulfilling our purpose with the aim of honouring God with our lives.
God glorifies any person who lives his life to honour Him (John 17:1-6). Be
fruitful!
Richard
Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Wisdom
Blog:
www.richard-obeng-mensah.blogspot.com Email:
richardobengmensah@gmail.com
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