Fruitfulness
And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day (Gen 1:22-23).
The very first blessing the Lord pronounced over His creation was to be fruitful and multiply. Children are one of the ultimate blessings we can have. This is why abortion is one of the ultimate forms of the depravity of mankind. Even the beasts will gladly sacrifice their own lives for the sake of their offspring. Only the lowest forms of life, or the cruelest, would ever kill their own young.
The very first test of Solomon\’s wisdom was to distinguish the careless mother from the one who esteemed the life of her child. This is still the basis of true wisdom. Careless means to care less. Careful means to be full of caring. Love is full of caring for others. God is love, and if we are to be restored to the image of God, we must love, which is to be full of caring.
Fundamental to nature is to care for the young. If we do not care for the little ones who have been entrusted to us, we are denying that redemption, which is the redemption of our fallen nature.
In John 15:1-8 the Lord makes a clear declaration concerning bearing fruit: I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing.
If we have true spiritual life, we will bear fruit and multiply spiritually. Gal 5:22-23 says, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control….” If we are abiding in the Lord, we should be growing in each of these aspects of the fruit of the Spirit. If we are not growing in fruit, we are obviously not abiding in the Lord.
- Please read about the Lord\’s Flying Scroll in Zechariah 5:1-5. There are many incidences of stealing and falsehood in the nations.
- Examine yourself, is there any area of falsehood in your life? Is there any area you have used lies to have your way – forged certificates, forged documents, illegal immigration, false information to get a job or faked your age?
- Have you lied in order to get married, gain favor or unfair advantage in elections, a business deal or any other area?
- You cannot stand before the Lord or withstand His righteous consuming fire or even intercede concerning this season for you will be praying against yourself. Bring repentance for your own sin.