Okay so I need to put to death all the stuff I learned from the world. I get it! It's like a seed that has to be planted and it dies so that it can sprout into the new life. Once it sprouts into new life it must wether the seasons and grow in order to produce fruit, otherwise the plant is worthless. A fruitless apple tree is worthless and will not be able to feed anyone. The question I ask myself is, " am I a fruit bearing tree or just an ornamental tree in the kingdom of God". You might ask how do you know which kind of tree for God you are? Are sinners being brought into the kingdom because of you? Are lives being transformed by the power of God through your ministry? If the answer is "no" then maybe your relationship with God is not bearing fruit.
Love is the thing that binds all together. Not the way the world says love is. The worlds definition of love is self seeking, not self sacrificing. When we start walking in love as the Father walked in love when he gave his Son up to take your place on the cross. Is your heart and everything you live for about you, your comfort, your needs, your wants, your desires? Well there is no fruit of love bearing on your tree if this is the case. It is not what you see when you look in the mirror that counts, it's what God and others see when they look at you. If they see Jesus, then your good to go..
Pastor Patrick
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