Beloved, illustrating spiritual fruit is the exam above all the spiritual examinations given to a true believer.
After facing serious or dangerous situations, I’ve often heard people say, “I saw my entire life flash before my eyes.” Well, that’s the picture we get in our Sunday morning Bible Verse Philippians 1:11.
Beloved, “the fruit of righteousness” refers to what’s formed in you as you activate love, pursue brilliance or quality, and sustain your integrity. It embraces every attitude and achievement consistent with God’s standard of what’s right.
The words “Having been filled” speaks of something that occurred in the past with ongoing results. You see, at your salvation the seeds of virtue and moral were imbedded within you. They bear righteous fruit throughout your lifetime. On the day of Christ, it’s those fruits that will confirm your salvation.
Fruitful productivity has always been the exam above all the spiritual examinations of true salvation. Jesus said in John 8:31: “If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine”. In John 8:31 when John the Baptist admonished his followers to “bring forth fruits in keeping with repentance”, he was speaking of good deeds in verses 10-14. In Eph. 2:10, Paul said we’re God’s workmanship, “created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them”,, John said in 1 John 2:6 (cf) that all who profess Christ should live as He lived.
And one more thing I must add, bearing spiritual fruit isn’t something you can accomplish on your own. It “comes through Jesus Christ” – Phil. 1:11. In John 15:4-5 Jesus Himself said, “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing”.
Beloved, you were redeemed to glorify God through virtue and moral conduct. So, as you present yourself throughout this Sunday make virtue and moral conduct your priority. Amen? – Aaamen. 😀
Beloved, life is very short. It comes and goes like an unannounced gust of wind. None of us know the hour or day when that gust of wind will be permitted to enter our room and blow out our earthly light. So today, reach out and touch someone and tell them you love them – BECAUSE TELLING THEM LATER JUST MIGHT BE – TOO LATE.
I LOVE YOU ALL!!! – Have a blessed Sunday Everyone. 😀
