Heralds Digest

  “ By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples .” John‬ ‭15:8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ If God is glorified by a believer's fruitfulness, it implies that fruitlessness is strictly the product of our unfaithfulness. Therefore, the context in Jesus’ exhortation emphasizes faithfulness in the believer's fellowship with God. Fruitfulness is merely the effect and not the cause - the main cause is always our faithfulness in relationships with the Father. While fruitfulness can be the explicit assessment of our follower-ship, faithfulness remains the implicit assessment of our relationship with God. That probably informed the reason why Jesus said “ so you will be My disciples ”…when “ My Father is glorified ”. In whatever we do or say in fellowship with family and friends, it is not enough to just be driven by fruit bearing. When we simply focus on the pursuit of the glory of God, fruits will naturally follow our faithfulness.

  “By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.” ‭‭John‬ ‭15:8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/jhn.15.8.nkjv Imaging an excited child present his academic report card with over 95 percentile at home, and the father responded first with ‘ what happened to the leftover percentile ’? Most child will struggle with this over-demanding attitude of fathers before later get along with their good intentions and the love for excellence. Unlike earthly parents, our Heavenly Father do not just demand excellence, He produces the excellence in us. Unfortunately, we often bear less or no fruit because we fail to abide under the influence of His grace. Needless to mention that the atmosphere under which we live, work, and play daily are bound to be toxic and provocative. Notwithstanding, only excuse-makers must count on their experiences outside the influence of God’s grace as the basis for their lack of fruitfulness. Therefore, it is more productive fo...