The Sermon for today explains an axe at the root of the tree which is in similitude to the state of a Christian that does not bring forth fruits.
Matt 3:10 ( And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the tree, therefore every tree which bring not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire)
Human life is compared to trees which are meant to bring fruit in it’s season. A tree that doesn’t yield fruit is to be cut down and cast inside fire.
This is the time that an axe is laid at the root of every tree.
As the gardener who is the holy Spirit is nourishing it with the word, aside from it growing leaves and expanding, it’s necessary for it to bring fruit meet for repentance.
It’s only trees that are rooted in the blood of the Son of God that can produce fruit for salvation. Any tree that’s not in the blood, even though it produces, can only be wild grape.
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Axe At The Root of The Tree: Characteristics of A Life That Is Not Fruitful
- A life that is not rooted in the word of God can’t bring forth the fruit that God is expecting, it’s the word of God that nourish life and supply it with adequate nutrients.
- A life that refuses to come to Him can’t receive pruning and nourishment to make it beneficial to his environment and humanity at large.
The essence of salvation is to produce good fruit, the fruit of life without God is wild grape, which is the works of the flesh.
This is the essence of our redemption because we have been attached to the true vine and we remain as branches, unless we want to be cut off from the vine.
How To Bring Forth Fruits As A Christian
It’s obedience to the word of God and its application to our lives that makes life fruitful for divine purpose.
The kind of fruit that’s coming out of many Christians made people doubt if truly we’re attached to the vine or we have been cut off without noticing it?
The vineyard of God is the church, bought with the blood of His Son, established on the rock of ages, but as He is looking forward to get fruit from it, it’s oppression instead of judgement and cry instead of righteousness.
It’s not all the trees that can produce fruit, because some are not rooted in the vine, their foundation is not on solid rock, likewise the fruit.
God has appointed season for every tree to bring fruit meet for repentance, if it’s over, judgement follows.
There are some things that stagnate the progress of a tree, it depends on the soil which it is planted upon and the kind of nutrients it receives.
Some trees are planted by the river side which brings forth fruit in due season, while some are planted in a desert land, unless God replants the tree to the place of many waters, it will remain stagnated forever without fruit.
It also depends on the will of the tree if it want to be replanted by God, some prefer where they are even if nothing tangible is coming out of it.
They remain in a place where they’re feeding with junks instead of balance diet, how can someone be taken that kind of thing and grow to the level which God desire for His children?
God is the planter, if we allow Him, He will take us to greener pasture and make us lie beside still water to restore our soul for spiritual nutrients that benefit the souls, but many Christians won’t permit this process.
It’s depends on our choice whether to remain with the vine as branches or to be cut off and end up in fire, some are in fertile ground, but their life is not receptive to the soil.
Judas Iscariot was among this set of people, who listened to message from the best teacher and stood with the best groups, but still chose hell in the end..
A tree is determined by the kind of fruit on it, likewise tares are determined by the fruit growing on them. Even if you nourish it with the best fertilizer in the world, they will only gain ground to become headaches for the good seed, axe is laid unto the trees.
Whoever is listening to the message of the kingdom but failed to utilize it to himself is example of the tree that wasn’t made for that environment.
Some are staying in church environment, but they wouldn’t allow church to pass through them, they preferred message of the world to the message of the Cross, how will that kind of person grow to the level of bringing fruit?
That’s why they shall be cut down when their time expire to give way to good trees to be planted.
Season of harvest for each tree differs from each other.
They’re with different time zone, when your time comes and you’re visited by God, and your life isn’t producing tangible fruit, next thing is to be removed.
You don’t know the time of your own harvest, man’s life is different from the tree in the essence that Satan had planted his species among humans, making it difficult to differentiate until they start bringing fruit that will show where it belongs, tares or wheat?
AXE is laid to the root of every tree, good or bad, but it’s the bad one that shall be rooted out and casted inside fire, but the good one shall be pruned and allowed to multiply to the glory of God and bring more fruit to the glory of the kingdom.
God knows the kind of fruit he is expecting from us, He analyzed it in the Bible, anything short of this is not allowed in His kingdom.
Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness and faith with meekness and temperance, with these there is no law against it.
All must be complete, no half or quarter is allowed, it’s the fruit of the spirit that destroys the work of the flesh in mankind, it’s what neutralize the poison of that ancient serpent.
Anywhere it manifest signifies defeat of the flesh and crucifixion of carnal nature.
Works of the flesh is the counterfeit of the fruit of the spirit, it’s what exposes the heart to corruption, the origin of sin in man.
It suppose not to manifest in a child of God that surrendered to the slaying power of the Cross, that’s why God will cut any life that He observe it’s manifestation and cut it off to give way to the good tree to germinate, else it will choke the tree with good fruit.
This is the reason fruit is needed to identify good and bad tree, wild grape from the grape and wheat from the tares.
Prayer: Father Lord its time, visit your vineyard with your fire and remove everything that's causing offense to your kingdom and consume what is preventing the growth of your children in Jesus name amen.