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TB125
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Thanks. I think that I understand the point of these posts.
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Carol Swenson
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Hi TB125
This post seems to be saying that if we are sincere and stay close to God, then we will experience His blessings. Anastasius used Ruth and Naomi as examples.
My favorite Bible teachers enjoy good health, prosperity, and happy lives. I'm not saying these are wrong or bad.
But when we abide in Christ, we bear fruit.
Wiersbe writes:
"The more we abide in Christ, the more fruit we bear. The branches do not eat the fruit: others do. We are not producing fruit to please ourselves but to serve others. We should be the kind of people who “feed” others by our words and our works. “The lips of the righteous feed many” (Prov. 10:21).
Several different kinds of spiritual fruit are named in the Bible. We bear fruit when we win others to Christ (Rom. 1:13). We are a part of the harvest (John 4:35-38). As we grow in holiness and obedience, we are bearing fruit (Rom. 6:22). Paul considered Christian giving to be fruit from a dedicated life (Rom. 15:28). “The fruit of the Spirit” (Gal. 5:22-23) is the kind of Christian character that glorifies God and makes Christ real to others. Even our good works, our service, grow out of our abiding life (Col. 1:10). The praise that comes from our hearts and lips is actually fruit to the glory of God (Heb. 13:15).
Many of these things could be counterfeited by the flesh, but the deception would eventually be detected, for real spiritual fruit has in it the seeds for more fruit. Man-made results are dead and cannot reproduce themselves, but Spirit-produced fruit will go on reproducing from one life to another. There will be fruit—more fruit—much fruit." (Wiersbe Be Series - John 15).
We know that Jesus and Paul and others devoted their lives to doing good for others. We also know that the Apostles and early Christians, and some of today's Christians, suffered.
So to say that we will enjoy blessings if we stay close to God, and we will suffer if we do not, cannot mean temporal blessings or loss. If a person suffers health or money problems it doesn't mean he is less sincere than one who enjoys good health and prosperity. And there are many who enjoy good health and prosperity who are not even believers.
Jesus Christ is Himself the greatest blessing we could ever hope for. The fruit of the Spirit are blessings also - blessings that can be enjoyed and shared no matter what the state of our health or prosperity. (Galatians 5:22-23)
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” God the Father has made us rich in Jesus Christ! When you were born again into God’s family, you were born rich. Through Christ, you share in the riches of God’s grace (Eph. 1:7; 2:7), God’s glory (Eph. 1:18; 3:16), God’s mercy (Eph. 2:4), and “the unsearchable riches of Christ” (Eph. 3:8).
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TB125
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Carol,
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A branch does not eat its own fruit.
I'm not sure what you mean by that statement. I would note that the health of a branch is often indicated by the extent of the fruit that it produces. If it produces little or no fruit it is probably sick or dead. I would also note that it is the seeds in the fruit that when exposed by animals and dropped in various places produce more plants and branches like those that initially produced the fruit.
I don't believe that Christians are not to be blessed by the "fruit" that is produced from the "branches" in God's "vineyard" while they are also among those "branches".
I would appreciate some clarification of the point of this thread. Thanks.
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Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Bread of Life. Let us praise and bless His holy name forever!
His blessings are not always health and wealth - these are worldly values. His blessings are spiritual that we may share them with others.
A branch does not eat its own fruit.
Amen!
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Do not leave the House Bread
When we're away from God verily we're away the blessing of God, and when we're closer to God indeed, we are approaching the blessing of God. Worship, ministry,praying and praising God, and attention to our neighbor who is image of God is an attempt to draw near to God. But need we realize that firstly God Jesus opened the way to us to draw near to the Father in heaven. And Jesus referred to as the door to get to kingdom of heaven
John 10:9
"I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find Pasture. "
Pasture not only describe Heaven which we will live in there but also describes the abundance or a blessing we receive in this world. Abundance of grace that it can be of health, God's wisdom, wealth material, a good friend of faith, etc..
We referred to as the sheep and Jesus is our Good Shepherd. So that when we think
Jesus commands, the road to blessing God will open wide
Ruth
4:14 “And the women said unto Naomi,Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a Kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel”
Naomi is the picture of a women who have been away from God since Naomi left Israel and go to Moab. Israel is a picture from the source or house blessing bread because there are the true with His blessing God in Israel even at that time the nation Israel suffered drought. When Naomi away from God then Naomi lost a lot of blessings. Initially Naomi brings a lot of food or thanks to before leaving Israel. But long provisions that would eventually run out. So We also initially took a very so many blessings from God but when we leave God so long then long provisions the blessing would eventually run out and we will again be a human being drought. Naomi had the misfortune when she was in the land of Moab. She lost of two her son and her husband and this makes Naomi decided to return to Israel.Naomi has not got anything else.
Naomi was a sincere and consider the future of the two daughter in law. So she was willing for the two daughters in law to marry again to their descendants. However, one of Ruth the Moab is a sincere woman. Ruth willing to help Naomi walked together into the countryIsrael.
Ruth was willing to sacrifice for no back to Moab and married to the front. We know that the end of the This story is happiness. Ruth get a husband who is a employers are very wealthy. That is Boaz. And of their lineage King David was born and eventually also birth of our Savior Jesus Christ the Lord and our God.
What we can learn from this story?
The core of this story is sincerity heart. When we have a heart sincere and well then it is the way our opening to the house of bread. Ruth sincere in helping in-law Naomi
Naomi was so sincere in the help daughter in law Ruth. Naomi with sincere help Ruth to be married with Boaz. Similarly Ruth,Naomi sincere help in the get food in Israel. Naomi also sincerely acknowledged that Israel and God's power is the house of bread and the source of blessing. This proved with Naomi's return to Israel from Moab. God sees our sincerity.
How sincerely us to closer to God?
we often hear that God is source of blessing and places or the presence of
God is the home of the bread of life. Do not leave the house of bread! Even today we are experiencing trouble. We must have a sincerely heart. Because if God is rightstill reigned over our lives so the bread of life or the source of blessing
will continue to flow in our lives .
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