Text: John15:2 (KJV)
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh
away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring
forth more fruit.
It is
established that we have a lot of glorious deposits, and they all have to be
preserved since they did not come by our effort, but by the grace of God, but
we as believers still have a part to play. The major duty of the vineyard
dresser is to cut off the fruitless ones and to cleanse the fruit bearing
fruits so that they can bear more fruits, but our only work as believers is to
create an enabling atmosphere which will be used to sustain the finished work
of good fruits in our lives so that it will not be taken away from us. Matthew 3:10- And now also the axe is laid unto the root of
the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not good fruit is hewn down, and
cast into the fire. God gave us all these glorious gifts so that we can
be productive, but the major limitation to this productivity is sin. God is so
merciful that is why He said in Matthew 15:13- But he
answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted,
shall be rooted up. So that means the weeds which we are dealing with
shall be rooted up, and there will be no hindrance to our productivity.
The truth is that God has done so much for us, but why do we
still hold unto those weeds or limitations? Many at times, God has already
uprooted the limitations in our life, but we still hold unto it and it is not
meant to be so. Most of the time, we cry and say that there is no productivity
in our life, and things are not going well in our life and so on; but have you
ever remembered that you are the hindrance to your own growth? That is because
we still go back to our sin after God has purged it out of our lives. It is the
truth, but the simple keys that we need to overcome these limitations
are the word of God and prayers. John
17:17-Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. The word of
God cleanses our hearts as you hear and read it on a daily basis and it also
washes away the unwanted weeds as you continue to dwell in his presence. So I
urge you to always hold unto it, abide in it and get rooted in the right source
which is JESUS. I pray God will help us, in Jesus name.
PRAYER POINTS:
1.Father, please purge off all obstacles around us that are
growing like a weed to chock our life and productivity, in Jesus name.
2. Father, please may every limitation from within no longer
survive around me, in Jesus name.
3. Oh Lord, may all those negative habits that have been
difficult to drop finally drop, in Jesus name.
ACTION QUOTE: Do not allow the pain of
pruning or trimming to hinder that purging away process.
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