Fruity folks
 
“This is to my Father’s glory that you bear much fruit.”( John 15:8)
 
 
I find it impossible to listen to Jesus without seeing his humility.  As long as Jesus walked and lived in his human body he was always a vessel, an instrument of His Father’s will, and his glory and purpose.
 
There is a fine line between bearing fruit and bearing much fruit.  Many Christians bear fruit consistently and good fruit, fruit that lasts; however, somewhere in the equations of their life is self pride, and self will.  Christ is our example and if anyone could have been proud of themselves it would have been Jesus, but he knew he was pursuing the purposes of His Father.  That is the only way to bear much fruit.
 
In our world today, Billy Graham is a much fruit bearer.  Why?  What makes him a much fruit bearer, rather than a fruit bearer?  In reading about Billy’s life I found he could have been anything he chose, a scholar, professor, a lawyer, or the pastor of any church he chose with any salary he asked and no doubt he would have been a fruit bearer at any of these.  I discovered however, he chose to go where God sent him.  Preach the one anointed message God gave him and most of all remain humbly the branch, controlled and fed by the vine.
 
Am I satisfied with being a fruit bearer or would I really like to know what bearing much fruit is all about?                                                  ____________________________________________________________________________________________
My example of humility is…
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Read 1 Cor 1:28-31   Where do I fit in this verse? ____________________________________________________________________________________________