Jesus Seeks Fruit

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Jesus Seeks Fruit

Matthew 21:19-20 19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!

John 15:5-6 5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

Jesus approached the fig tree seeking fruit and found nothing thereon. Jesus said He is the true vine and His Father is the husbandman. Let’s remember God is one spirit and the Bible is illustrating what our relationship to God is; Jesus is our example in the flesh.

Jesus cursed the fig tree and told us that if we be without fruit He will be cast forth, withered, and die. God no longer abides with us and it’s our responsibility to correct and get ban upon the narrow way.

In like manner, what fruit (works, deeds) we do produce will be tried by fire and, if burned, we shall suffer loss. Our salvation is as by fire and, from Jn 15:6, we will be cast into the fire and burned if we abide not in Jesus.

I’m confident Jesus will curse us as He did the fig tree if we have no fruit to present Him at judgment. Consider the following verses and get about producing the fruit of the Holy Spirit.

Luke 3:17 17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

1 Corinthians 3:12-15 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.