Good or Bad Tree?
Author: Rev. Esther Holmes
May 10, 2018
Think about it! Matt 7:16-20 Ye shall know them by
their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? A good tree
cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good
fruit. Every tree that brings not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into
the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of
the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Saints, above is our basic
instruction on how to have Godly discernment. Pastors, I encourage you to teach
your people how to inspect fruit and to realize that it takes time to see all
sides of the fruit. We can be fruit inspectors without being condemners of the
tree.
Our prayer is that we all will see
as Christ sees, think as He thinks, hear as He hears, and speak as He speaks.
May your gift of discernment increase and also wisdom from above.
Proverbs 23:12 Apply thine heart
unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
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