Fruitful

Fruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ
Today we have so many Christians that want to be used of God. Many feel that they are compelled to be enrolled in Bible schools, and theology colleges, some even try hard to gain favour by giving large amounts of money to ministers, so that they too can aspire to leadership in their particular denomination.

Yet, they still fail to be used of God, because they refuse to recognise that they must seek first to clean up their own lives, as the Bible commands them to do.
The Bible says in Jeremiah 5:25, “Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.”

The scriptures use many illustrations, for example, make your vessels clean then it will be fit for the Masters use, I quote from the scriptures taken from 2Timothy 2:19,21, “Let everyone that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity, if a man therefore purge himself, {which means to rid ourselves of harmful or undesirable things} he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified and meet for the masters use, and prepared unto every good work.”

You see God will not use in His church dirty vessels. Can you imagine the vessels that were used in God’s temple? Do you think they were unclean? No, the priests would make them very clean before every service. So, if we want to be used of God today, let us all seek as the Bible says to add to our faith the most valuable attributes that will make our lives clean.

Virtue, which means showing high moral standards. Knowledge, a good understanding of God’s word. Temperance, being moderate in all things. Patience, waiting for God’s deliverance being at peace. Godliness, obeying the commandments of Jesus. Brotherly kindness, loving one another in Christ. Charity, kindness and understanding when judging others.

So, let us all be fruitful in the whole knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, as the Bible says that we might live worthy of the Lord pleasing Him always, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God. If we do this our Father in Heaven will indeed be pleased to use us, I’m sure of this because the many people who have been used by our Lord in the Bible, were very rich in these attributes.

Colossians 1:9-11, “For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, unto all patience and long suffering with joyfulness.”