Show Me Your Fruit

Show me your fruit

Editor’s Note: This is a guest story by contributor Agnes Coleman. See Agnes’ last post for Devotional Diva, Say No to Crises.

If you had asked me this question few years ago, I would have looked at you like a deer in the headlights. For those of you who are not familiar with this expression – it means caught in a state of surprise. I was raised in a Christian home and thought I did the right things but didn’t know I had to bear fruit.

So, what does it mean to bear fruit? I am glad you asked because the word of God gave us a clear definition in (Galatians 5:22-23) of what it means – “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”.

As I reexamine my Christian walk with this definition in mind, I realized how ignorant I was and knew that I had to start by asking for forgiveness of my sins and choose to intentionally begin the process of bearing fruit with the help of the Holy Spirit. I am not there yet, but I am not where I use to be – praise God!

My friends, there are 3 areas that Satan uses to hinder us from bearing fruits – the lust of the flesh; eyes and the pride of life (1 John 2:16). However, to live a victorious life, we must:

Daily choose to do life God’s way – By evaluating and bridging the gap between God’s way and Satan’s way.
Be embracing people – Loving what God loves and hating what God hates in His word.
Pursue God’s purpose for our life – Call to salvation; spiritual growth and call to serve others.

Christ follower, pray that the Holy Spirt will ignite in your heart a passion for bearing fruit. If you are currently not a Christ follower, Jesus loves you – come and experience Him today.

All glory to God!