PRODUCING FRUIT

 PRODUCING FRUIT         

  An old folk tale tells of a city dweller visiting an orchardist, remarking to the farmer how beautiful the Spring blossoms are. The man quickly responded that he couldn’t sell the blossoms, only the sale of fruit supporting his family.

  As recorded by Matthew (7:17, 20) Jesus gave a fact-of-life illustration, “Every good true bears good fruit. But a bad tree bears bad fruit. … You can tell each tree by its fruit.”

  Two obvious easy to understand examples without otherwise comprehension.

  In writing to the saints at Galatia, the apostle Paul explained further that “the fruit [Not Fruits, but fruit!] of the Holy Spirit is love, joy, and peace, being patient, kind, and good, being faithful and gentle and having control, of oneself.” (5:22-23)

  Which leaves us with the question of how we are doing we are doing in the marketplace?

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