In all cases, fruitfulness
refers to what results from what we've received, the change wrought within us
and through us by the Holy Spirit, and the impact we have with our lives. The quality of effect God has on our inner
lives and the resulting outward impact we have on the lives of people around us
-- these comprise spiritual fruitfulness.
When Jesus says, "I am
the vine; you are the branches," He reminds us that all our fruit derive
from our relationship to God in Christ.
Our fruit is God's fruit.
The word fruit refers to the way plants
reproduce. Fruit contain seeds that multiply
and create life apart from the original plant and yet related to it. Through fruit, life passes along to another
generation. Fruit is new life. Fruit is growth. Fruit is future.
-- Robert Schnase in Five Practices of Fruitful
Living
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