Producing fruit
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.... It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.
- Jeremiah 17:7-9
We cannot separate actions from consequences. Why, then, do we allow our culture to tell us that we can plant seeds of one kind and bear fruits of another? The world tells us that we can plant seeds of promiscuity and carelessness and bear fruits of beauty, happiness and even love. But the results are disease, unwanted pregnancy and unhappiness.
Root and fruit are inevitably intertwined.
Isaiah 32:17 says, “The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever.”
One of the surest ways to change your life for the better is to stop sowing seeds that bear bad fruit! Plant seeds of righteousness and put those roots in your life. Unlike the culture around us, the Bible takes a very clear position on right and wrong.
Ask Him to guide your actions so you will produce good fruit that is pleasing to God.
Lord, I ask you to examine me and examine my fruit. Your word says that you shall know them by their fruit. Father I want to be known as your child by the fruit that I produce. I want to be rooted in you because you are good, and because you are good my fruit will be good too. I just want to be connected to you forever. Amen.
Further Reading
- Jeremiah 6:19
- John 15:4
- Galatians 5:22-23
