WAGING WAR AGAINST UNFRUITFULNESS

 The first blessing that God pronounced on Man after creation is “..be fruitful and multiply…” Gen1:28.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE FRUITFUL?

It means to be productive, to bring forth fruit or to bear fruit. The following are areas of our lives that we need fruitfulness (Deut.28:4, 11):

1.   The fruit of the body. Your body is meant to be fruitful and productive; the fruit of the womb. Ps.127:3, Ps.128:3, 6.

2.   In the work of our hands. Deut.28:4, 11, Ps.1:3, Luk.5:1-6.

3.   In our finances. Deut.28:4,11, Job1:3.

4.   In our Spiritual lives. Your fruitfulness spiritually will affect all other areas of your life. If you are spiritually fruitful, you will bear fruits of righteousness. 2Cor.9:10, Phillp1:11, Gal.5:22-23, Jn15:16. As a child of God, you need to bear fruit unto Salvation. Spiritually, we are made to be fruitful.

WHY WE MUST BE FRUITFUL

1.   It is the will of God for you to be fruitful. Gen.1:28. It is a command of God for man to be fruitful.

2.   God reacts against unfruitfulness. Luk.13:6-7, Mk11:13-21, Isa.5:1-7, Jn15:1-2. Unfruitfulness displeases God and attracts His wrath.

3.   God destroys unfruitfulness. Matt.20:1-8, Gen.21:1-8, 1Sam.1:1-21, Luk.1:1-80.

4.   God has made provision for your fruitfulness. There is no excuse not to be fruitful but you need to do the following:

a)   Discover what God has said about your fruitfulness in His Word. Don’t allow anything to shift your focus from His promise. Rom.24:18-22. Hold unto your discoveries (in His Word), and not discouraged. Luk.1:45, Deut.7:14, 1Sam.2:5, Ps.113:9.

b)   Take it to God in prayers. Gen.25:20-21. Here, the word “Intreated” is the same as “Entreated” which means to ask earnestly for something. You are to pray earnestly. 1Sam.1:10-20.

c)   Be joyful and praiseful at all times. Your joy affects you both physically and spiritually. 1Sam.1:18. If God must change your story, you need a cheerful countenance. Ps.137:1-4, Habb.3:17-18, Isa.54:1

d)   Release your faith. Heb.11:1.