Fruit Trees

A tree is known by its fruit. I am sure that you have heard that before. Fruit trees are awesome. If you haven't had the chance to eat some fresh fruit off of a fruit tree than you are missing out. Picking fresh fruit from a fruit tree and eating it on spot is one of the most satisfying things to experience. There is just something about it. You know it's fresh and clean and you see right where it came from. It does't really matter to me what type it is...it could be apples, oranges, pears, etc. Bottom line, fruit trees are the best because of what they produce.

In the bible, fruit trees are often compared to people. What we say, and what we do is often compared to producing fruit. Think of the people in your life who are spiritual mentors. They produce fruit. It's evident to you too, that is why they're spiritual mentors in your life, because we want to produce fruit like they do.

A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit

"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit. You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. I tell you, on the day of judgment people will account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." (Matthew 12:33-37)

What comes out of our mouth is like the fruit that trees produce. For out of abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The current state of our heart directly reflects what comes out of our mouths. Just like a fruit tree, if the roots aren't in a good place the tree won't produce good fruit.

"I tell you, on the day of judgment people will account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." Every word that we say will be remembered. That is crazy to think about to me because we say a lot of words. I hope that makes you watch what you want to say. Everything will be remembered. Let that really soak into your heart. Sometimes words just seem like words but they go deeper than just that. Our words will be remembered.

By our words we will be justified and condemned. Justified is being declared or made righteous in the sight of God. Whereas condemnation is very strong disapproval. Our words have the power to make us righteous in front of God and can also cause condemnation.

Just like fruit trees that produce fruit, our words can produce fruit as well. I encourage you to watch the things you say and to produce fruit with what you say. Words our powerful and so is the fruit that we produce. Remember what I talked about above, fruit trees are awesome and so is everyone that was created by God.

We are the fruit we produce.