OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL...
DATE: FRIDAY 2 JANUARY 2015
TOPIC: BE FRUITFUL
Memorize:
Thou shalt be blessed above all
people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your
cattle. DEUTERONOMY 7:14
Read Genesis 1:26-28
26 And God said, Let us make man
in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and
over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the
earth.
27 So God created man in his own
image, in the image of God created he him;
male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God
said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and
replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have
dominion over the fish of the sea, and over
the fowl of the air, and over every living
thing that moveth upon the earth.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : ISAIAH 3:1-6:7
and ACTS
2:1-28
Message
When the Lord spoke to man in
Genesis 1:28 to be fruitful and multiply, He was not giving a piece of advice.
Rather, He was issuing out a command to be
obeyed. Even more so, He was issuing a decree that
must be established. Failure to bear fruit indirectly
contradicts divine law of decree. I pray for
someone using this devotional, that the Lord will
cause you to experience all round fruitfulness this
year in Jesus Name. It is wonderful to note that
God is not only interested in your spiritual fruitfulness
but also in your physical and material fruitfulness.
God is not happy when we do not live in divine
prosperity, because it is His uttermost desire
that His children live a daily life of fruitfulness
and increase ( DEUTERONOMY 7:14 )
What other types of fruitfulness
is the Almighty God expecting from us? The
type of fruit God expect depends on your
spiritual level of maturity. For Example, a
person who has not given his life to Christ in
the real sense of it need to bear the fruit of
repentance. The Bible says,
"But when he saw many of the
Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism,
he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who
hath warned you to flee from the wrath to
come?
Bring forth therefore fruits meet
for repentance:" Mathew 3:7-8
Moreover, for a user of this
devotional who is already saved by grace,there
are two categories of fruit you must endeavour
to bear this year. These are : the fruit of
spirit such as love, longsuffering gentleness, etc ( Galatians 5:22-23) and the
fruit of the soul. It is very dangerous for a
child of God not to be fruitful, because Jesus
Christ said:
"Every branch in me that
beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every
branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that
it may bring forth more fruit." John 15:2
I pray that you will not be cut
away from Christ because of fruitlessness in
Jesus' Name. One
Advantage of soul- winning is
answered prayers (John 15:16). The Lord has
spare your life up till
now, hoping to see you bear fruit.
My prayer is that God will not be disappointed
in you this year again, and that He will
answer your prayers speedily in
Jesus' Name.
Action Point:
Determine to live for Jesus
Christ. Be a passionate soul- winner this
year, and you will see how faithful God is to
His Promise of answering your prayers.
AUTHOR :Pst E. A ADEBOYE
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