THE CALLED & CHOSEN: INDIVIDUALLY, AND COLLECTIVELY, WE MUST PUT IN OUR BEST TO BE FRUITFUL IN HIS VINEYARD. JOHN, 15:-5 “I AM THE VINE, YOU ARE THE BRANCHES, HE WHO ABIDES I ME, AND I IN HIM, BEARS MORE FRUIT; FOR WITHOUT ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING.” WE ARE TO DO OUR BEST AND MAKE USE OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY AND SEE TO IT THAT OUR PRESENCE IN THE VINEYARD IS OF GOOD PURPOSE AND NOT A WASTE. THE PARABLE OF THE “FIG TREE” IS A LEARNING EXAMPLE FOR THOSE WHO ARE SERIOUS ABOUT ETERNITY WITH JESUS. (LUKE, 13:-6-9) BEING FRUITFUL IN CHRIST WILL SHOW HOW GODLY WE ARE TO THE SOULS THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO GAIN FOR CHRIST. COLOSSIANS, 1:-10 “SO THAT YOU MAY LIVE A LIFE WORTHY OF THE LORD AND PLEASE HIM IN EVERY WAY; BEARING FRUIT IN EVERY GOOD WORK, GROWING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD.” AS CHRIST DEARLY BELOVED, WE MUST SOW THE GOOD SEED OF LOVE, FORGIVENESS, RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER, AND GODLINESS TO ALL. WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME, AND STILL, HAVE A LOT TO DO ABOUT WINNING SOULS FOR CHRIST. MATTHEW, 5:-14 “YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. A CITY THAT IS SET ON A HILL CANNOT BE HID.” THEREFORE, OUR LIGHT MUST SHINE WITH GREAT INTENSITY. IT MUST BE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO CONQUER DARKNESS. IN CONCLUSION: SINCE WE ARE SURROUNDED BY SUCH A GREAT CLOUD OF WITNESS, LET US THROW OFF EVERYTHING THAT HINDERS AND THE SIN THAT SO EASILY ENTANGLES. AND LET US RUN WITH PERSEVERANCE THE RACE MARKED OUT FOR US. FIXING OUR EYES ON JESUS, THE PIONEER AND PERFECTER OF OUR FAITH. FOR THE JOY SET BEFORE HIM, HE ENDURED THE CROSS, SCORNING ITS SHAME, AND SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE THRONE OF GOD. (HEBREWS, 12:-1-2)
