Don’t Keep People Guessing

“This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit,

showing yourselves to be my disciples.”

John 15:8

 

Do you think first words are important?

Most every parent will recall fondly the first words spoken by their infant children

(once you get past dada and mama, that is)

For my son Aaron it was the word “butterfly” and for daughter Amanda it was “soft”.

Parents, we remember those things don’t we? 

I also remember the summer of 1969 when I was 14 years old and Neil Armstrong was going to be the first man walking on the moon. There were all kinds of speculation about what the first words would be that he would utter standing on the surface of the moon.

We put weight or value on those ‘first’ words.

What do you suppose the first words were that God spoke to man?

Do you think they might have some value or worth?

Absolutely yes, so lets’ take a look at them.

The first command spoken to man was to be fruitful!!!!

Genesis 1:28 “God blessed them and said to them, be fruitful and increase in number…”    

I don’t believe God was simply commanding them to reproduce after the flesh but rather to also reproduce His image in the earth.

God created man to fellowship with Him and so the command to be fruitful was also Gods’ desire to fellowship with those created in His image, His “personality” if you will….

We are to bear fruit because God commands us to.

A Christian without fruit is like a zebra minus the stripes!

Not only does it not make sense, it causes people to wonder what we really are.

Don’t keep people guessing – let them know by your fruit who you are.