OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL

DATE: FRIDAY 18 MARCH 2016

THEME:  FRUIT BEARING CHRISTIAN?
 
 Memorise:

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life And he that winneth souls is wise. Proverbs 11:30


Read: John 15:1-7

1  I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

2 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.

3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

Message

Jesus is the true source from which anyone can receive spiritual and physical sustenance. It is only in Christ Jesus that we can find peace, fruitfulness and the essence of life. It is by staying connected to Him that we can produce fruits. This is why we need to allow God to work in us so that we can be productive in every aspect of our lives. As we show an attitude of total obedience to God by bringing our lives into conformity with what His Word says, we begin to bear fruits that are profitable to God. To bear fruit in the vineyard of God therefore, there is a need to allow the Word of God to permeate every aspect of our behaviour; it is until then that our behaviour will begin to affect the lives of others.

Anyone who chooses to bear fruits will eventually be happy that he did so, because in the time of harvest, he will be the first partaker of the products of his wise decision. However, when you fail to be fruitful in whatever the Lord has kept in your trust, there is no way you can be blessed, and if you are not blessed, there is no way you can increase. There are people who give so many excuses for not bearing fruits. They complain about what others have and ignore what the Lord has blessed them with. They focus on the exploits of others and ignore their own vineyard. You can determine how far you want to go in life by the fruits you bear today. This is the reason why you should not be weary in bearing good fruits.

“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not”
Galatians 6:9

The truth of the matter is that whenever God entrusts a duty to your care and you handle it carelessly, you do not only short-change yourself, you are also telling God that you are not capable of making success out of that opportunity He has given to you. This is why I am so passionate about soul winning, because I know the wisdom involved in looking for those that have been tagged vagabonds and prodigals and bring them back through grace to the Father. The greatest thing you can give to anyone is not money but salvation, because this is what guarantees other things. We have to prayerfully identify people we can bring to the knowledge of Christ.

Prayer Point:

Father, help me to be a fruit bearing vessel in Your hand.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Joshua 23:24 and Job 38:25:38

AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

HYMN 12: MY HOPE IS BUILD ON NOTHING LESS

My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus Christ, my righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus’ Name.

Chorus:
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.

2. When darkness veils His lovely face,
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.

Chorus:

3. His oath, His covenant, His blood,
Support me in the whelming flood;
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay.

Chorus:

4. When He shall come with trumpet sound,
Oh, may I then in Him be found;
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne.

Chorus.

Great God bless you.

Prayer Points on Today's Open Heavens (Friday March 18th 2016)
FRUIT BEARING CHRISTIAN?
1.Father, thank you for the salvation of my soul.
2.Father, please, do not allow your salvation to be in vain in my life, help me to rise for the salvation of others.
3.Father, cleanse me from all unrighteousness and blot out all my iniquities.
4.Father, as many, that are still sitting and groping in darkness, use me to bring them into your marvellous light.
5.Father, let your word have free course and be glorified in me.
6.Father, let every plant you have not planted in my life and destiny be uprooted.
7.Father, as a branch of the Vine, let me abide in you and you in me, forever.
8.Father, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth your praise.
9.Father, let me not only be a hearer of your word, but also a doer and a preacher.
10.Father, empower me to preach the gospel, in season and out of season, in Jesus' name.
11.Father, help me to be a fruit bearing vessel in Your hand, in Jesus' name.
12.Father, let every plan of satan to uproot me from your Vineyard be frustrated.
13.Father, let my life and lifestyle, be such, that will draw men, in their multitudes, into your kingdom.
14.Father, without you I can do nothing, please, help me, to be productive and fruitful, in your Vineyard.
15.Your Personal petitions. (Phil 4:6)
16. In Jesus' name I pray. (Jn 15:16)
17.Thank you Father for answered prayers.(1 Thes 5:18).