THEME : BE FRUITFUL
Memorise:
Thou shalt be blessed
above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or
among your cattle. DEUTERONOMY 7:14
Read Genesis 1:26-28
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and
let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of
the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every
creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and
multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over
the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every
living thing that moveth upon the earth.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : ISAIAH 3:1-6:7 and ACTS 2:1-28
Message
When the Lord spoke to man in Genesis 1:28 to be fruitful and multiply,
He was not give a piece of advice. Rather, He was issuing out a command
to be obeyed. Even more so, He was issuing a decree that must be
established. Failure to bear fruit indirectly contradicts divine law of
decree. I pray for someone using this devotional, that the Lord will
cause you to experience all round fruitfulness this year in Jesus Name.
It is wonderful to note that God is not only interested in your
spiritual fruitfulness but also in your physical and material
fruitfulness. God do not happy when we do not live in divine prosperity,
because it is His uttermost desire that His children live a daily life
of fruitfulness and increase ( DEUTERONOMY 7:14 )
What other
types of fruitfulness is the Almighty God expecting from us? The type of
fruit God expects depends on your spiritual level of maturity. For
Example, a person who has not given his life to Christ in the real sense
of its need to bear the fruit of repentance. The Bible says,
"But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his
baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you
to flee from the wrath to come?
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:" Mathew 3:7-8
Moreover, for a user of this devotional who is already saved by
grace,there are two categories of fruit you must endeavour to bear this
year. These are : the fruit of spirit such as love,
longsuffering,gentleness,etc ( Galatians 5:22-23) and the fruit of the
soul. It is very dangerous for a child of God not to be fruitful,because
Jesus Christ said:
"Every branch in me that beareth not fruit
he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that
it may bring forth more fruit." John 15:2
I pray that you will
not be cut away from Christ because of fruitfulness in Jesus'Name. One
Advantage of soul- wining is answered prayers ( John 15:16). The Lord
has spare your life up till now,hoping to see you bear fruit. My prayer
is that God will not be disappointed in you this year again, and that He
will answer your prayers speedily in Jesus'Name.
Action Point :
Determine to live for Jesus Christ. Be a passionate soul- winner this
year, and you will see how faithful God is to His Promise of answering
your prayers.
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE
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