Be fruitful
Thursday, October 8
Be fruitful
I have told you this so that my joy may be in your and that your joy may be complete. John 15:11
Right before His death, Jesus was speaking to His followers about continuing the work He has begun. He had spoken about them ‘bearing fruit’, ‘more fruit’ and ‘much fruit’ and He illustrated His talk with examples of a vine and the need for its pruning in order to stimulate fruitfulness. Then said ‘I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete’ (John 15:11).
Whatever place you find yourself in today, know this, God is working it all out for your good. You may not see it or even understand it as you continue to go through the working phase but find courage in knowing there is no part of your life that will be deemed as a waste. Whatever the nature of the ‘pruning’ it’s always for our good.
Sometimes we may find that we’re going through a difficult time and we wonder if we’ll ever recover and get back to the days when we knew God was working in us and using us in fruitful service. Let’s look up to Jesus, and rejoice in the fact that God is at work in us. He can fill us with joy as we see Him making our life more fruitful for His glory.
Prayer for today: Father God, I am thankful that You are at work in my life. Working all these broken pieces together to bring about Your beautiful masterpiece. Please help me to look beyond the difficult time and rejoice that You have something better in store for me and I will experience more of you working through me. Amen.