Psalm 1:3 - Daily supply (Rerun)

This is an old post I am reposting because I have been having trouble getting into the word and making posts on a regular basis.

That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
     which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—
     whatever they do prospers.

"That person" refers to (v. 2) the one who delights in the law of the Lord and meditates on his laws day and night. In order to produce fruit and remain alive in Christ, we must receive a regular, daily supply of his word. The blessings of God are available, we just have to reach out and take them.

Lord, thank you for your word. Please help us to study it daily. Amen.

Psalm 1:3 - Daily supply

That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
     which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—
     whatever they do prospers.

"That person" refers to (v. 2) the one who delights in the law of the Lord and meditates on his laws day and night. In order to produce fruit and remain alive in Christ, we must receive a regular, daily supply of his word. The blessings of God are available, we just have to reach out and take them.

Lord, thank you for your word. Please help us to study it daily. Amen.

Ephesians 5:8-10 - Fruit of the light

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord.

Fruit of the light...we have regularly heard of the fruit of the Spirit, but fruit of the light was something I had not noticed before. As children of the light and bearers of the Spirit we are called to live like it.

Lord, thank you for making us your children and giving us your spirit. Please help us to live like we are and please you. Amen.

Psalm 23:6 - God's Goodness

Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

This week I am teaching a lesson on goodness, one of the fruit of the Spirit. Before God calls us to goodness, He demonstrates his goodness toward us over and over. God is good in so many senses, but one primary concept is that of value and usefulness. God is good to us. He provides for us. He is there when we need him.

Lord, thank you for your goodness. Please help us to see your goodness working in our lives. Amen.

Romans 7:4-5 - Fruit: Ripe or Rotten

So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. For when we were in the realm of the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in us, so that we bore fruit for death.

I went back to Romans today for my study, and a couple verses from the passage I studied last time popped out at me. I am co-teaching a Wednesday Night Ladies Bible Class. We are studying the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) and seven things the Lord detests (Proverbs 6:16-19). The fruit we bear is evidence of who we serve.

Lord, thank you for showing us what good fruit looks like. Please help us to examine our fruit, prune what needs to be removed and ensure we are fully serving you. Amen.