How fruitful are you? Do you consider yourself a diligent worker? Does your work to produce good fruit? Or do you wait for someone else to do it? Do you realize God is expecting you to produce fruit?
We all have worked or currently work for a living. We know our bosses expect us to do good work. Most of us take pride in doing a good job. We also know that if we didn’t, we probably won’t keep that job for long. Slackers are not well liked nor retained in workplaces.
God expects the same. Jesus tells His Jewish audience that God will remove the kingdom from them because they are not producing good fruit. His warning applies to us today.
What is good fruit? Bringing others into the kingdom of God. Completing the good works God has set aside for us (Ephesians 2:10). We are to boldly go about the work God has put before us, for we do not have a spirit of timidity but of power (2 Timothy 1:7).
When we succumb to fear, we are allowing Satan to win, rather than relying on God. We are to follow God’s instructions and carry out the mission he has given us. If we do not know what he wants us to do, we are to pray, asking God to reveal his will to us.
Jesus clearly states that God has expectations of us. His expectations apply to us as individuals and as the church. We are to produce fruits of the kingdom.
I pray we all seek to produce good fruit. I pray we seek to carry out God’s will for us. I pray each one of us will live in the power of Christ rather than the fear Satan desires of us. Seek God’s will. Execute God’s will. Produce good fruit. Follow God’s instructions. Bring others to Christ.
Matthew 21:43 “Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces the fruits of the kingdom.”
Marty Pressey 