OFFER THEM FRUIT

(READ MATTHEW 7:1-20)

"BY THEIR FRUIT YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THEM"(MATTHEW 7:20)

GOD GIVES US A MISSION FIELD AMONG UNSAVED FAMILY,FRIENDS,NEIGHBORS,AND ACQUAINTANCES. WE ARE TO BE JESUS' HANDS AND FEET, LOVING AND SERVING HOWEVER THE HOLY SPIRIT LEADS. WE ARE TO PRAY THAT GOD WILL PREPARE PEOPLE'S HEARTS TO HEAR THE MESSAE OF SALVATION. WHEN THE DOOR OF OPPORTUNITY OPENS, WE ARE TO BE READY TO SHARE THAT MESSAGE WITH THEM.

THE UNSAVED AROUND US WILL WATCH AS WE, THROUGH THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WITHIN US, GIVE WITHOUT EXPECTING ANYTHING IN RETURN, TALK RESPECTFULLY AND ENCOURAGE, AND HAVE A PEACE EVEN IN DIFFICULT TIMES.

CHILDREN OF GOD SHOULD BE RECOGNIZABLE BY THE WAY THEY TALK AND BY THEIR BEHAVIOR. IF PEOPLE SEE US EZHIBIT ANGER,CRITICISM,STINGINESS,AND UNFRIENDLINESS WHILE WE CLAIM TO BE CHRISTIANS, THEY WILL NOT BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING CHRIST. THOSE SOUR FRUITS ARE ABUNDANT EVERYWHERE. IT'S WHEN THEY SEE THE GOOD FRUIT JESUS BRINGS ABOUT IN OUR LIVES THAT THEY WILL WANT TO TASTE IT FOR THEMSELVES.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY: A LIFE LIVED THROUGH CHRIST WILL BE FRUITFULL.