Matthew 4:19
19 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
John 15:5
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.Did you find it?
In the Matthew verse we are told we will be made fishers of men. Which means we will share the gospel with others if we are followers of Jesus. Then in the John verse we are told if we are in Jesus we will bear much fruit! Bearing fruit means a number of things for the follower of Jesus, one being winning souls for Jesus while also living out the fruits of the spirit in our lives which are found here:
Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
So you see God has a purpose for all of us because of two things:
First is this, out of His great love for man:
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
God does not anyone to go to hell but to come and join Him in heaven through the shed blood of His Son whom He provided for a sacrifice for our sin! That is unmatchable love!
Second is this, God deserves glory:
Revelation 4:11
11 “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power,for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
When we are being fisher of men and bearing fruit for our Lord we are bringing Him glory and honor! This is our main purpose to worship God and have fellowship with Him. Because we love Him and follow Him we bear fruit and try to bring others to Him and folks their is no greater purpose on this earth. Jesus is the answer!
Are you living out your purposes for God? I pray you are and if not no better time to start than today!
Tom
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