Word of the Day
In the very beginning I gave a blessing of fruitfulness to Adam and Eve which was meant to continue on through the generations. However, things were subverted by the enemy…what happened when Adam and Eve believed a lie about who I was and still am. The enemy’s desire was to sabotage, undermine and destabilize all I had given them and lead them into death and not life…into bareness and not fruitfulness. They had to leave the garden, least they live forever in their sin…least they live forever in unfruitfulness dooming all to come to an eternal existence not destined by Me.
Beloved, fruitfulness was and is still the plan for you and all those I love. If not , there would be no need for Jesus to have come to make a way…to rend a path…to give His life in exchange and thereby execute judgment on the spirit of death…to cause you to be by translating you out of the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of Light. There would have been no need to take you from being a wasted barren unfruitful field into a watered garden (Isaiah 32:215; Isaiah 55:11).
Today I am coming to render you fruitful and help you to see what is being reproduced in your life. I do not want you to reproduce fruit which brings barrenness to your soul or the lives of others. The blessing still stands. Therefore: one must be careful about what fruit he is producing.
Just as life and death are in the power of the tongue…fruit is birthed out of the soil of your soul and its broken places…its partially formed and shadowy places. Good fruit is born of the spirit when you walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit…when you walk according to the goodness I have proclaimed about you. When you acknowledge said goodness bad fruit falls away for you no longer believe a lie and your actions…your gardening reflects it.
Therefore, I am here to behold you…to capture you within My loving gaze all the while removing those things that cause you to be fruitful in ways that do not give glory to My name. I render your heart according to My great love for you and extract all things not beneficial to the revealing of your destiny. Therefore, cooperate with Me when I bring things to the surface and do so with the understanding that I do not condemn you; I deliver you as you render…as you surrender your heart knowing I am good.
By bringing things to the surface and removing them, the soil of your soul and all it experienced at the hands of the life and the enemy is transformed into the image…the vision I had of you before time was. I am here to deliver you…to make you into the realization of the newness you already are in Me. All the while I am making available everything you need for life and godliness for I have indeed called you according to My own excellence and glory (2 Peter 1:3). Lean into Me as I lean into you and let Me have full sway to render you fruitful in ways that are good and pleasing (Acts: 14:17).
And God blessed them and said to them, Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it [using all its vast resources in the service of God and man]; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and over every living creature that moves upon the earth. (Genesis 1:28 Amplified)
The [uncompromisingly] righteous shall flourish like the palm tree [be long-lived, stately, upright, useful, and fruitful]; they shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic, stable, durable, and incorruptible]. (Psalms 92:12 Amplified)
Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is valued as a forest. (Isaiah 32:15 Amplified)
Yet He did not neglect to leave some witness of Himself, for He did you good and [showed you] kindness and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with nourishment and happiness. (Acts 14:17 Amplified)
Prayer
Lord, please forgive me for believing any lies about You…for doubting Your faithfulness because of my own failings or the unfaithfulness of others. I understand the enemies desire to steal, kill and destroy all with which You have blessed me. This is nothing new. However, because of Your loving words of affirmation, I am more aware of the enemy’s actions in this endeavor. Believing his accusations causes me to plant seeds of doubt and unbelief which lead to hopelessness. Hope in you Lord, does not disappoint. I choose to stay my mind on You and the fruitfulness of Your undying love. There is no other way…nothing else is profitable.
Help me to continue to be aware of the enemy’s devices. I understand he will attempt to sabotage, undermine and destabilize any and all areas of my life if he can. I see the world being shaken, and the destabilization of our economy as well as our government. This can easily give way to fear should I take my eyes off of You and the truth of Your word. Yes, my eyes are set on You Lord. In the midst of darkness, You translated me into the Kingdom of Light and call me a son of God created to bring forth fruit.
Thank You for helping me to walk in the Spirit and not after the flesh, enabling me to bring forth one hundred-fold fruit. May my garden reflect the beauty of the Perfect Gardener, as You prune away all that is unfruitful. How I desire to bring You Glory in all I do and say. How I desire to walk according to all You already know I am. Therefore, I will cooperate with You to bring to the surface all hidden things capable of producing bad fruit. Manifest and destroy every work of the enemy in my life. Enable me…strengthen me that I may walk in Your perfect will all my days…that my whole heart be surrendered for Your service. Amen.
Reflect and Journal
1. Seek the Lord and ask Him if there is any area of your heart that is not fully surrendered to His loving hand.
2. What do you believe the Lord is calling you to do with the gifts He has provided for you, as He makes available everything you need for life and godliness?
3. As you visually walk through the garden of your life, what areas do you believe the Gardener needs to prune in order to make you more fruitful? Does this cause you fear or create peace born out of knowing how much He loves you?
4. Write a letter to the Gardener of your soul giving Him permission to prune what you knowingly and unknowingly are aware of…permission to prune all things capable of keeping you from bringing forth a beautiful harvest for His Glory.