Fruit- some of us have been talking about it lately. Mainly the fruit of the Spirit and the fruit of our deeds, but there has been some talk about fruit fruit- like the kind you eat. It's cool.
I am a visual person, so that has been running thru the eyes of my imagination. Fruit. It's usually colorful and interesting to look at, but there are so many sizes and shapes, I feel like I discover new things in the produce section weekly. It can unfortunately sometimes be expensive- especially if it is one of the more "rare" varieties. Fruit is usually juicy , almost always sweet and kinda meaty at the same time. It is good for you- amazingly good for you. Different combinations of fruit make even new yummy flavors. ( I LOVE SMOOTHIES!) And if I am not mistaken, the way you categorize something as fruit(as compared to vegetable) depends on if it has seeds in it. Interesting.
Compare that to the fruit of our spiritual lives, which always spills over into the physical. Some of us have some similar characteristics-- and that is good- as followers of Jesus, we should look somewhat alike. But some of the fruit manifests itself in different ways- grows differently, bigger, more specifically. Without a doubt, some of us have some different fruit, or unique fruit, or more of one kind of fruit~ but it is all still good fruit.
This fruit is beautiful and interesting-- God uses it to draw people to Him. It is sweet, and meaty- full of purpose- good purpose. Some fruit takes time to obtain-- it's expensive, as far as life is concerned. It has to grow. It needs nourishment and light, water and time. It is not as easily cultivated. If we broke it all down, this could be a long and indepth study, but what I want to get at is this- Fruit has seeds- seeds are basically baby fruit- waiting to be planted, ready to grow.
I have been blessed with a lot of really fruity, i mean fruitful, people in my life. And everytime I spend time with them, or talk to them, everytime they are patient with me, or gentle, loving or full of joy, faithful- they plant seeds in my heart. And God uses those seeds to grow His fruit in my life. And it's a cycle- a reproductive cycle~ fruit begats seeds that begats fruit that begats more seeds, and on and on.
And a good thing to remember is that sometimes seeds lie dormant for years. Then, perhaps miraculously, with a little nourishment, a little "wet soil", some light-- it starts to sprout ... and eventually bears it's own fruit.
God, grow Your fruit in us. May we blossom with irresistible aroma. Use our lives as nourishment- to our children, our family, our friends, even strangers. May they taste You Jesus when they interact with us. Help us plant Your seeds everywhere we go, everytime we talk. And help us not to keep our fruit- Your fruit, hidden in a drawer in the fridge, where it will just be wasted and go bad, not to produce more of itself. Thank you Father- You are always good.
TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD, BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO TRUSTS IN HIM. Psalm 34:8
I am a visual person, so that has been running thru the eyes of my imagination. Fruit. It's usually colorful and interesting to look at, but there are so many sizes and shapes, I feel like I discover new things in the produce section weekly. It can unfortunately sometimes be expensive- especially if it is one of the more "rare" varieties. Fruit is usually juicy , almost always sweet and kinda meaty at the same time. It is good for you- amazingly good for you. Different combinations of fruit make even new yummy flavors. ( I LOVE SMOOTHIES!) And if I am not mistaken, the way you categorize something as fruit(as compared to vegetable) depends on if it has seeds in it. Interesting.
Compare that to the fruit of our spiritual lives, which always spills over into the physical. Some of us have some similar characteristics-- and that is good- as followers of Jesus, we should look somewhat alike. But some of the fruit manifests itself in different ways- grows differently, bigger, more specifically. Without a doubt, some of us have some different fruit, or unique fruit, or more of one kind of fruit~ but it is all still good fruit.
This fruit is beautiful and interesting-- God uses it to draw people to Him. It is sweet, and meaty- full of purpose- good purpose. Some fruit takes time to obtain-- it's expensive, as far as life is concerned. It has to grow. It needs nourishment and light, water and time. It is not as easily cultivated. If we broke it all down, this could be a long and indepth study, but what I want to get at is this- Fruit has seeds- seeds are basically baby fruit- waiting to be planted, ready to grow.
I have been blessed with a lot of really fruity, i mean fruitful, people in my life. And everytime I spend time with them, or talk to them, everytime they are patient with me, or gentle, loving or full of joy, faithful- they plant seeds in my heart. And God uses those seeds to grow His fruit in my life. And it's a cycle- a reproductive cycle~ fruit begats seeds that begats fruit that begats more seeds, and on and on.
And a good thing to remember is that sometimes seeds lie dormant for years. Then, perhaps miraculously, with a little nourishment, a little "wet soil", some light-- it starts to sprout ... and eventually bears it's own fruit.
God, grow Your fruit in us. May we blossom with irresistible aroma. Use our lives as nourishment- to our children, our family, our friends, even strangers. May they taste You Jesus when they interact with us. Help us plant Your seeds everywhere we go, everytime we talk. And help us not to keep our fruit- Your fruit, hidden in a drawer in the fridge, where it will just be wasted and go bad, not to produce more of itself. Thank you Father- You are always good.
TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD, BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO TRUSTS IN HIM. Psalm 34:8
1 comment:
another great analogy!
Sew a seed, every chance you get... it's a way for you to help produce even more fruit for the Kingdom of Heaven!
Of course, fruit is only really harvested by the Spirit of God, but we all are given seeds to sew!
I love seeing God's truths in everyday life!
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