Like Fruit Trees

“Becoming fruitful is key because it attracts God’s favor.”

READ: Genesis 1:28 

By Ben Dankaka

Fruit trees are endowed with seeds that produce fruits for other people’s benefit. They DO NOT eat their own fruit. Instead, they serve others with it. Like fruit trees, man was created to be fruitful. Like fruit trees, humans are blessed with the ability to bear fruit with their talents and skills. But while we are ALL gifted, not many of us become fruitful in the end. That is, we don’t often serve others with our gifts. For example, a person may be gifted in singing, but would never sing to an audience. 

When you are the only one who enjoys your gift, then you aren’t fruitful. Being fruitful attracts God’s favor. Jesus said, “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit”. For this reason, you can become powerful by feeding others with your gift. For instance, Joseph was a man gifted in interpreting dreams. Signs that he was gifted was revealed when as a young boy, he began to have dreams about his future. But He didn’t become a powerful and influential person until he used his gift to serve others. 

Prayer/Confession: Because I was created to be fruitful, I’ll bear good fruit in every area of my life, in Jesus Name.  

REFERENCES/FURTHER STUDY: 

John 15:2 

Genesis 1:1-28  

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