(From July 7, 2010)
We have a new anthem....God has spoke a Word into our lives that has forever changed our understanding of how to live in constant victory, success, and freedom... This simple, yet life changing word, is “Total Devotion”... Total Devotion is the only option we have as believers...
This Total Devotion produces something in your life for you and the lives of others... Total Devotion produces...it brings forth; it yields, it causes something to occur or exist; it brings forth (a product), it causes something to come into existence. It generates, creates, and puts on a public performance...
Total Devotion produces “The Fruit of Devotion”.... The cause and effect of your devotion...The “devotion” is the Cause and the effect is what happens as a result....
Fruit that produces life has ALWAYS been apart of God’s plan...Being fruitful is the very nature of God, one of God’s first commands to us was “be fruitful and multiply.”
John 15:8 says, “My Father is honored by this, that you bear much fruit, and show that you are my disciples.”
Remember I said total devotion puts on a public performance? Jesus said in this scripture when you bear much fruit (which is accomplished through total devotion) then God is honored. Honored means “to make one renowned” renowned means “to make famous.” Wow, what a revelation! Our goal, our objective, our purpose in life is “To Make Him Famous!” We need to spread His notoriety, popularity, reputation, God’s name needs to circulate by you spreading His reputation with your life!!!
When we live “totally devoted” we make God famous! How? We put God’s character on display by producing His fruit…the fruit of the spirit, His love, His power, His kindness, His giving nature. When people are around you they should see His fruit. Read Matthew 12:33 (NET Version) –“ Make a tree good, and its fruit will be good, make a tree bad (diseased or rotten), and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.” According to this scripture if we are living righteously then we should automatically be producing good fruit. The Word says, “a good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot produce good fruit.” If the world around you is not seeing good, God inspired fruit, being produced in your life that is benefiting them, then you need to go back to “total devotion” so you may be a good tree, producing good fruit. Rest assured, know this…a tree will be known by its fruit!
Let’s all make it a point to live “totally devoted” so we can “Make Him Famous!”
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