October 23________________________________________
You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for using my name. – John 15:16(NLT)
PRODUCE LASTING FRUIT
A poem and essay by ILMA
God chose us first to be his people
He wants us to abide in Him to be fruitful
He appointed us to produce lasting fruit
We will reap a harvest if we live in his truth.
To produce the fruits of the Spirit
We need to seek his word and follow it
We can ask anything in His name when we have fruits
He will grant our heart’s desires if His word is taking root.
________________________________________When we become believers, we think that we chose Jesus to be our Lord and Savior. What some Christians often to fail to remember is that He chose us first. Nothing we do is really from our own. His plans are already clear to Him from the beginning of time. He knows everything including our heart, our desires, our dreams and the health of our spirits.
We are called to produce lasting fruit so that the Father will grant our requests in Jesus’ name. It sounds like it a condition for us to be able to have an outpouring of blessings from the heavenly Father. A lot of people misinterpret the “give you whatever you ask in my name” verse. Anything outside of God’s will, He definitely won’t grant.
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PRAYER
Lord, help me to focus on growing my faith to produce your Spirit’s fruits.
REFLECTION
What fruits have you received lately?
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