Sharing fruit that will last

It's not enough to just bear fruit, we must share that fruit with others, so they can be blessed and impacted by the Kingdom of God

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Matthew 7:20 tells us; ‘By their fruit you will recognise them’. When we speak about the fruit of the spirit, we are talking about those nine qualities of character identified in Galatians 5:22-23 ‘But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law’. This fruit is not only for show but are for sharing with others, otherwise it is no better than fruit that was never grown in the first place.

Imagine you drive up to a roadside fruit and vegetable stall, with the intention of buying fresh, home-grown produce such as carrots, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers along with several varieties of other fruits, everything you need and more. Just as you start to select your items, the farmer who owns the stall, says, ‘Sorry this produce is not for sale. I just like to grow them, and enjoy looking at them, until they rot. Then I throw them away’; ‘What!?’ I hear you exclaim! I very much doubt that you have ever encountered such an absurd situation, and you probably never will. Farmers need customers to purchase and to consume their produce. Yes, they are beautiful to look at, but it's God’s ordained plan and purpose to bring health, nutrition and well-being to people, through this produce.

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Using the example above: if all we do is go to church and listen without really hearing, if we preach without really perceiving and if we analyse and examine each other’s fruit, we are failing miserably. It's not enough to just bear fruit, we must share that fruit with others, so they can be blessed and impacted by the Kingdom of God. In Ephesians 2:10 Paul writes ‘For we are God's masterpiece, He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good works He planned for us long ago’. Bearing fruit and sharing fruit are two sides of the same spiritual coin.

Take a few moments to look at the video below and see the faces of the unsuspecting people who are exposed to the fruit of the spirit of Love, Joy, Peace and others, displayed during the worship song. You will see some expressions of bewilderment but others of happiness, joy and elation at what they are watching and hearing.  We don’t all have to break out into worship songs however we would live in a very different world if we could demonstrate the fruit of the spirit in our everyday lives.

So, come on brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, let us bear and share all the gifts of the fruit of the spirit that God has given us to the glory and Praise of His Name.

Be blessed.

Author: Herbert Jean

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