OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. FRIDAY 2 JANUARY 2015. THEME : BE FRUITFUL

MEMORISE : Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or
female barren among you, or among your cattle. DEUTERONOMY 7 : 14.

READ : GENESIS 1 : 26 – 28.
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them
have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the
cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon
the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male
and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and
replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and
over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : ISAIAH 3 : 1 – 6 : 7 AND ACTS 2 : 1 – 28.

When the Lord spoke to man in Genesis 1 : 28 to be fruitful and multiply, He was
not give a piece of advice. Rather, He was issuing out a command to be obeyed.
Even more so, He was issuing a decree that must be established. Failure to bear
fruit indirectly contradicts divine law of decree. I pray for someone using this
devotional, that the Lord will cause you to experience all round fruitfulness this
year in Jesus Name. It is wonderful to note that God is not only interested in
your spiritual fruitfulness but also in your physical and material fruitfulness. God do not happy when we do not live in divine prosperity, because it is His uttermost desire that His children live a daily life of fruitfulness and increase
( Deuteronomy 7:14 )
What other types of fruitfulness is the Almighty God expecting from us? The type
of fruit God expects depends on your spiritual level of maturity. For Example, a
person who has not given his life to Christ in the real sense of its need to bear the
fruit of repentance. The Bible says,
“But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he
said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the
wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:” Mathew 3 : 7
– 8.

Moreover, for a user of this devotional who is already saved by grace,there are
two categories of fruit you must endeavour to bear this year. These are : the
fruit of spirit such as love, longsuffering,gentleness,etc ( Galatians 5 : 22 – 23 )
and the fruit of the soul. It is very dangerous for a child of God not to be
fruitful,because Jesus Christ said :
“Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that
beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.” John 15 : 2.
I pray that you will not be cut away from Christ because of fruitfulness in
Jesus’Name. One Advantage of soul- wining is answered prayers ( John 15 : 16 ).
The Lord has spare your life up till now,hoping to see you bear fruit. My prayer is
that God will not be disappointed in you this year again, and that He will answer
your prayers speedily in Jesus’Name.

ACTION POINT :
Determine to live for Jesus Christ. Be a passionate soul- winner this year, and
you will see how faithful God is to His Promise of answering your prayers.

AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE.