You'll Know Them By Their Fruit

Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.  Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Matthew 7:20-21

This passage taken from Matthew simply reminds us that talk is cheap. This verse declares a statement in the very beginning that by their fruits you will know them; this means that we have to be careful to observe the people we interact with and the kind of fruit they bare. So many of us get caught up in the elaborate or eloquent words that people use, but Jesus reminds us today that we must look deeper than the outward appearance… Taking this to a worldly view, we see many mega-churches today and so much corruption at the same time! How is this possible you ask, because people are following the messenger with his style a (n) swag instead of heading and seeking the word of God! So many people end up in abusive relationships or get hurt because the focus on the wrong things in a person and ignore the fruit that they bare… These are the things that we are being warned about today, the fact that as a child of God we must be proactive and defeating the enemy by seeking the will of God and doing this on our own and not allow others to deter us from our divine paths… Jesus says, “Not everyone that saith Lord, Lord shall enter the kingdom of heaven…” This tells me that not everyone who speaks the word of God is about the word of God, not everyone that goes to church is a part of the church and that it is only by the fruit that they bare that we can know who they are… The bible says that there will be many that come in the Father’s name and they will deceive many; don’t be deceived today, observe the fruits around you, but also make sure that the fruit you bare is acceptable to the Lord! These passage next states, “but he that doeth the will of the Father which is in heaven…” We all have a destiny that God desires for our lives, we all have a journey mapped out with our names on them, it’s time now that we focus on the true will of God and stop giving lip service… Stop going in the church and saying all the right things, let us learn to do the right things… One saying that I believe is true is that “you can’t lead where you aren’t going…” The church of today has lost the focus of Christ being the center… We have surrounded ourselves with the wrong people, with the wrong motives and with the wrong desires (so we bare the wrong fruit)… The Israelites selected Saul as their King because of his stature, but he was rejected and failed during his reign… Let us remember today that it is no about appearance when it comes to the will of God, it’s not about what you say, it is not about how well you talk or how intelligent you are, but rather how you profess your love for Christ through your actions and you lifestyle! In short, TALK IS CHEAP!!!!

GO ALL IN FOR CHRIST!