The seed of vegetation and plants yields according to their own kinds. The trees bear fruit in which is their seed each according to its kind. The fruit that you are bearing is your seed according to your own kind.
Genesis 1:11-12 (AMP) And God said, Let the earth put forth [tender] vegetation: plants yielding seed and fruit trees yielding fruit whose seed is in itself, each according to its kind, upon the earth. And it was so. 12The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed according to their own kinds and trees bearing fruit in which was their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good (suitable, admirable) and He approved it.
When we have children, we have physical offspring which is from our seed that resembles our own kind. There is not only a physical resemblance but in many other ways such as our personality, culture, idiosyncrasies, and such are reflected in our children. Our children are our seed which is the next generation and they are the fruit in which we have bore.
The things that we believe, cherish, love, have faith in, and are convicted of are usually inherited by our seed.. Thus we produce seed according to our own kind. If you say you are a Christian, if you say you BELIEVE then what seeds are you producing according to your own kind?
If the Seed of God is really in you, IF THE WORD OF GOD AND HIS TRUTH IS REALLY IN YOU, then the fruit that is bearing should be of God's own kind. We should be reflecting our Lord Jesus Christ as Grace and time is granted to us! We should be decreasing and He should be INCREASING in our lives. However, many call HIM a liar saying they are His yet they are producing seeds and fruits of the devil. The Fruit that we should be bearing because we are now God's children is the Fruit of the Holy Spirit.
1 John 1:6 (AMP)[So] if we say we are partakers together and enjoy fellowship with Him when we live and move and are walking about in darkness, we are [both] speaking falsely and do not live and practice the Truth [which the Gospel presents].
The Fruit of the Holy Spirit reflected in our lives is testifying that we are HIS as we are His own kind. Are we reflecting and are we in the process of being renewed and remolded after the image of Jesus Christ?
Galatians 5:22 (AMP) But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness,
Colossians 3:8-10 But now put away and rid yourselves [completely] of all these things: anger, rage, bad feeling toward others, curses and slander, and foulmouthed abuse and shameful utterances from your lips! 9Do not lie to one another, for you have stripped off the old (unregenerate) self with its evil practices,10And have clothed yourselves with the new [spiritual self], which is [ever in the process of being] renewed and remolded into [fuller and more perfect [b]knowledge upon] knowledge after the image (the likeness) of Him Who created it.
1 John 4:17 (AMP) In this [union and communion with Him] love is brought to completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him], because as He is, so are we in this world.
Scripture says we can have confidence on the day of judgment BECAUSE AS HE IS SO ARE WE IN THIS WORLD!! Is your life His Fruit? Or are you the fruit of the world? You cannot be a friend to the world and a follower of Jesus Christ.
1 John 2:15 (AMP) Do not love or cherish the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh [craving for sensual gratification] and the lust of the eyes [greedy longings of the mind] and the pride of life [assurance in one's own resources or in the stability of earthly things]--these do not come from the Father but are from the world [itself].
When Moses had come down from the mountain and saw the golden calf, he told God's people to choose and make a choice. Moses didn't tell the unbelievers. Moses was telling God's people the believers!! You are either with the Lord or not! For many of you, it is time to make a choice. All your heart for the Lord or none. There is no middle ground. He will vomit the lukewarm out! When will we fear the Lord giving Him Glory?
Life is but two choices. It is either Life in Jesus Christ or death. If you choose Jesus Christ, then you must know you are choosing to give up all of your future choices and let HIM be all of your choices. We cannot give HIM terms. He requires a Full Surrender!
Deuteronomy 30:16-30 (AMP)[If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God which] I command you today, to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His ordinances, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land into which you go to possess.17But if your [mind and] heart turn away and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them,18I declare to you today that you shall surely perish, and you shall not live long in the land which you pass over the Jordan to enter and possess.19I call heaven and earth to witness this day against you that I have set before you life and death, the blessings and the curses; therefore choose life, that you and your descendants may live20And may love the Lord your God, obey His voice, and cling to Him. For He is your life and the length of your days, that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Lip service is but straw, sand, and dross! Make a choice to live by picking up your own cross and counting it all lost. Too many are holding on to the world still. Too many are holding on to yourselves. Too many waiting for your own right time. Too many not willing to share in His suffering. Too many on a road to religion. Ask for His salve to be put on your eyes so you may see His Truth!
Fire of God
Steve Yong Kim
April 29, 2012
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