"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 KJV)
"When the ground soaks up the falling rain and bears a good crop for the farmer, it has God's blessing. But if a field bears thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer will soon condemn that field and burn it." (Hebrews 6:7-8 NLT)
As I was praying about this verse, I thought about those saints that are listed in the Hall of Faith, as to what some of them did, in order to be listed there in the first place. Some were there for major victories and standing up for God; while some were there for simply doing something because they believed in the power of God.
When it comes to serving God, there is something that I have found is paramount to being God's servant: showing up to serve! If you don't show up, you will never get a chance to be used; and if you are not used, then you become useless and have no fruit to bear. To bear fruit, simply means, to yield positive results. If there is something that you are doing wrong, even though you are bearing fruit, God can still use the fruit that you bear, as long as it works out for the good, making it a positive result.
If you need an example of what that might look like, you have two very different examples listed in the Hall of Faith, Samson and Rehab. Both of which had things wrong in their lives, yet they showed up to be used of God, and God used them for very important things; things that were positive towards God's glory!
As much as I would like to be doing something else, where God has me is where I need to be, because where I am is where He has me! Do not ever leave where you are, until you know that God is calling to be somewhere else. And when He calls you somewhere else, you need to go, because He tells you to go!
It might sound very simple; but sometimes it seems very hard to obey the call. Hopefully, if you did not go, He will call you again, giving you a second chance...
"It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going. And even when he reached the land God promised him, he lived there by faith - for he was like a foreigner, living in tents. And so did Isaac and Jacob, who inherited the same promise. Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, a city designed and built by God." (Hebrews 11:8-10 NLT)
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