VICTORY OVER FRUITLESSNESS

LIGHT FOR THE WAY
  (Daily Devotional)

Teusday 22nd March 2016

Topic: Victory Over Fruitlessness

Text: Psalm 1:3

"And he shall be a like a tree planted by the rivers
of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his
season; his leaf also shall not wither; and
whatsoever he doeth shall prosper"

Sometimes we get overwhelmed by our own
shortcomings. Even the most dedicated
Christians have times when they feel like their
failures outweigh their successes. A key
principle for overcoming that sense of failure is
found in a sermon by John the Baptist in
Matthew 3:8 when he said, “Bring forth therefore
fruits meet for repentance.” He was saying to
begin developing character traits that reflect true
repentance. Of course, fruit growth doesn’t
happen all at once. It grows over time, but what
makes it successful is the right environment.
The right environment for us to bear good fruit
comes by staying in God’s Word (see Ps. 1:1-2).
His Word will cause us to live according to His
counsel, which will develop a stable spiritual root
system. With that in place, fruit will grow! Ask
the Lord to reveal counsel from His Word today
and let it create the environment for fruit-bearing
in your life. Watch as the multiplied growth of
that fruit gradually begins overtaking all the
negatives that have held you back before and
your successes start outweighing your
shortcomings! God wants you to be fruitful, actually God is glorified when you begin to bear fruits ( John 15:8). As you continue to abide in God's word and that word start to bear fruit in you, it will begin translate into physical successes in every areas of your life.

PRAYER
Father, I make a fresh commitment to stay close
to Your counsel so that fruit will grow in my life.
Help me be a fruit-bearing Christian. I thank You
that I am able to overcome every bondage that
would hold me down! In Jesus’ Name! Amen.

1YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Numbers 10-12; Luke 3:1-22; Psalm 35:19-28