RESTFUL AND FRUITFUL

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 320

March 7, 2017

RESTFUL AND FRUITFUL

My sweet daughter is always encouraging me to rest.  So as I think about what the word says about RESTING I also think about what the word says about bearing FRUIT.

Matthew 11:28 (KJV)
²⁸ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Psalm 16:9 (KJV)
⁹ Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

Psalm 37:7 (KJV)
⁷ Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

Psalm 116:7 (KJV)
⁷ Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

We rest our souls in the Lord Jesus Christ and He brings Hope and patience and peace.

John 15:8 (KJV)
⁸ Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

John 15:16 (KJV)
¹⁶ Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

Luke 6:43 (KJV)
⁴³ For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

Galatians 5:22-23 (KJV)
²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
²³ Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Let us look at what all these scriptures are saying. We are told to rest and we are told to bear fruit.  The secret to bearing fruit is resting in the Love of God and what Jesus did on the Cross.  It is not what we do but what the Spirit of the Living God does through us that bears fruit.

John 15:4-5 (KJV)
⁴ Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
⁵ I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

That scripture is clear that we can do nothing without abiding in Jesus and letting Him abide in us.

Let your mind think of an apple tree, a pear tree, or pecan tree, etc.  These trees just stand there and bear fruit.  They do not worry and fret and try to bear fruit.  When the roots of the tree are good and go down into the good soil of the earth, they will bear fruit. If one of the branches is cut off and is just lying by itself, it cannot bear fruit.

In the same way if our roots go way into the soil of the word of God and we abide in Him, we will bear fruit and we will not have to worry on fret to do it.  We can rest.

The fruit trees do not strive, they just are. They abide where they are and the result is good fruit.  If we will cease from our striving and REST IN THE HOPE AND POWER OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD THAT RESIDES IN US, we will bear fruit, good fruit.

So we can rest and be fruitful at the same time as we abide in Him and allow Him to abide in us.  We can then ask, seek, and find everything we need or desire.

When we abide in Him the work we do for the Kingdom will be easy and light and will produce much fruit.

I encourage you to just rest in the presences of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords and just be His witnesses. Bear Fruit!!!

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Father, in Jesus name I come to you and find rest for my soul. I release all that I am not to all that you are. Live through me and produce fruit and harvest for your Kingdom. I decree and declare that all who read this learn to abide in you and allow you to bear fruit through them.  Amen

 

Have and incredible week!

Love, Me-Maw