Be Fruitful

 

DELIGHT IN THE LORD

Psalm 1:1-3

[1] Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

[2] But his delight is in The Law of The LORD, and on His Law he meditates day and night.

[3] He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.

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    To delight in The Law of The Lord is to take great joy in that which we both read and hear, especially when we read it aloud. And while some cannot hear with the ear, they will hear with the heart. Though the Word cannot leave the mouth, with the heart salvation is believed, and The Word remains in the reader/the hearer/the listener/the believer.

Jeremiah 15:16

Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts.

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BE FRUITFUL

A life lived in Christ yields a spiritual fruitfulness that nothing in this world compares to. The result of Delighting in The Lord is shown by the actions of the heart as one Fruit:

Galatians 5:22-23

[22] But the fruit of The Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

[23] Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

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    Righteous living is a Christ-centered lifestyle. Everything we do revolves around our commitment to being faithful witnesses of The Testimony that is within us. We may come off to some people as 'better than' or 'holier-than-thou' types, but we are merely men and women, boys and girls, who have chosen to believe that The Word of God is TRUE. And that this Word is God's Only Begotten Son Who was sent by God to deliver mankind of the punishment of our sins. [John 3:16-18].

    And when The Light that is in us shines into the darkness of the hearts around us, the dark hearts either rebel against The Light of God's Love and taunt us, or they believe The Light is God's Love and receive the same Light into their hearts.

    Right living is having The Divine Word of God be the compass for our interactions with each other, whether the people with whom we interact are believers like us, or unbelievers who refuse to believe that Jesus Christ is Lord. This Word tempers our words with the Love of God.

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    In a world where hatemongering is plentiful, we choose to Love one another the way Christ has loved us. We love unconditionally. The color of our skin does not impede God's love within us. Neither gender nor culture will keep us from sharing God's Love with each other. We love because God is Love and God's Love lives in us.

    When we are born again into the family of God through our belief on The Name of Jesus Christ, we are receive His Spirit, as well. {Acts 2:38 "Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in The Name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of The Holy Spirit.}.

    For where One goes, The Other One must go. {The baptism of The Holy Spirit is separate, it is to be immersed in The Spirit and empowered to share the gospel in another language without the benefit of special schooling to learn it [Acts 2:1-12}].

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    We are justified in Christ and sanctified in The Spirit upon repentance and belief.

    2 Thessalonians 2:13

"But we should and are [morally] obligated [as debtors] always to give thanks to God for you, believers beloved by The Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through the sanctifying work of The Spirit [that sets you apart for God’s purpose] and by your faith in The Truth [of God’s Word that leads you to spiritual maturity]." {AMP Bible}

    What a wonderful God we worship! He not only gives us His Son Jesus Christ to save us, but He gives us His powerful Holy Spirit to sanctify us! Peter [1 Peter 1:2] tells us that we are "sanctified by The Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ". Paul tells the church in Corinth [1 Corinthians 6:11], "washed, sanctified, justified in The Name of The Lord Jesus Christ and by The Spirit of our God"!

    So let us now, or continue to, Delight in The Word and Be Fruitful in Him.

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WASHED IN THE BLOOD - Antrim Mennonite Choir

LIVING FOR JESUS - a capella