"Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance." Matthew 3:8
A few days ago I started seeing fruit in my visions. Oranges have been quickened recently--from featuring on the Quickened Word site, to randomly seeing Florida license plates (oranges). God is funny sometimes.
And I knew that this related to the verse above. Repentance to me means sorrow leading to heart change. If we are just sad about our mistakes and our sins, something is missing. We need to be changed from the inside out. God's grace extended to us in forgiveness needs to compel us! It needs to compel us to change our actions. It needs to motivate us to bear better fruit. Don't abuse His grace!
God has since started speaking to me about fruitfulness in my tasks. If we work for Him, He'll make us fruitful. That's the truth! He is faithful to come in and give us the hundred-fold if we are working for Him (Matthew 13:8). Why? Because He wants us to bless us for His name's sake.
Then this morning, Vanessa had a vision of bunches of oranges. Bearing fruit comes from God's goodness. It comes when He places this goodness within us. No good tree bears bad fruit. So Let's dedicate everything to Him. He will change your everyday life first, probably, and steer your attention to Him. Then He will make your important work fruitful. That's the second step; that's the hundred-fold. Will you rededicate the things you care most about to Him? He will be faithful to reward you! God can change you from the inside out. Let Him do the work, and let Him redeem the things that were selfishly motivated in the past. Bobby Connor says that God has called us to "redeem the time". How true! Allow Him to take over your actions for His glory.
A few days ago I started seeing fruit in my visions. Oranges have been quickened recently--from featuring on the Quickened Word site, to randomly seeing Florida license plates (oranges). God is funny sometimes.
And I knew that this related to the verse above. Repentance to me means sorrow leading to heart change. If we are just sad about our mistakes and our sins, something is missing. We need to be changed from the inside out. God's grace extended to us in forgiveness needs to compel us! It needs to compel us to change our actions. It needs to motivate us to bear better fruit. Don't abuse His grace!
God has since started speaking to me about fruitfulness in my tasks. If we work for Him, He'll make us fruitful. That's the truth! He is faithful to come in and give us the hundred-fold if we are working for Him (Matthew 13:8). Why? Because He wants us to bless us for His name's sake.
Then this morning, Vanessa had a vision of bunches of oranges. Bearing fruit comes from God's goodness. It comes when He places this goodness within us. No good tree bears bad fruit. So Let's dedicate everything to Him. He will change your everyday life first, probably, and steer your attention to Him. Then He will make your important work fruitful. That's the second step; that's the hundred-fold. Will you rededicate the things you care most about to Him? He will be faithful to reward you! God can change you from the inside out. Let Him do the work, and let Him redeem the things that were selfishly motivated in the past. Bobby Connor says that God has called us to "redeem the time". How true! Allow Him to take over your actions for His glory.
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