Fruitiness (Bible Shorts)

Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

I was looking at an apple tree the other day with its freshly ripe green fruit. They looked delicious and I decided that I would love to have one. I stepped up to the tree to choose one of the tart apples. As I looked over my choices I realized that all the fruit was basically the same. Some were a bit smaller than others. Some were perhaps not quite ripe, but by in large they were all the same. Although I know it’s only fruit I thought a bit longer on this and realized that it probably looked a lot like the fruit that the seed that sprouted this tree came from. Fruit is the replication of the Seed. He is the vine we are the branches. If we remain in Him we will bear much fruit. John 15:5 Jesus said that, “Unless a seed fall to the ground and die it remains alone. But if it dies it produces many seeds.” John 12:24 Seeds grow trees that bear fruit. Christ died so that we might be the replication of Him. The Spirit came so that we could succeed.

Being a bit more fruity,