My Desire is to Bear Fruit

Scripture: John 15: [4] Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

Observation: I realize to remain in Jesus is to do what He commands me to do. To be in the Word and do what it says and just not some of the time but all of the time. I can only bear fruit when I’m doing what He tells me to do. My fruit is when I help others, tell them of His love and live a life that He calls me to live. In Jesus I have the power to bear fruit that will go beyond the life I’m now living.

Application: I need to remain in Christ and stop living this life for myself. God has called me to use the gifts and talents He has given me for His glory and not my selfishness and in that is fruit. My thoughts must be embodied in God’s will and not my selfishness and in His will is my purpose, the reason He created me. May I be a harvest of good works before it is time for me to go home.

Prayer: My Lord I do want to bear fruit. You know my heart and my desires, you have given me gifts and talents. May I be a harvest of good works in this life that when the time comes for me to come home you would be able to welcome me with open arms because of the harvest I brought.