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2. If we put the right emphasis into feeding the root of the tree, keeping it well
watered, we will as a result bear the fruit in season that God would want for us to
bear. The root needs to be constantly nourished and watered and cared for so
that fruit can be born. We feed the root of our spiritual lives by taking seriously
the spiritual disciplines that the Bible speaks of by way of prayer, Bible reading and
fellowship.
3. At the outset of this study let us make sure that we are engraved into the right
vine, because the vine of Christ is the only vine that will bear fruit with an eternal
significance.
Prayer Thought: As you pray today, won’t you contemplate these three things and
ensure that you have found the true vine and that you are caring more for the root
than you do for the fruit, this will give us a good start for the week that is to follow.
God bless you all.

TUESDAY
Matthew 6 v 1 – 6
Matthew 5 v 14 – 15
Galatians 5 v 22 – 25
The question we want to ask today is, if we as Christians are commanded to bear
fruit, thenWHAT SHOULD THIS FRUIT LOOK LIKE?
The three passages of Scripture above would indicate that there are three aspects
of fruit bearing. Number one;fruit that is born as a product of spiritual
labour.Matthew 6 speaks of private good works where it suggests that your acts
of kindness and goodness should be done in private with the knowledge that God
sees them even if men do not. It speaks also of the private place of prayer where
there is an intimacy between you and God that excludes other people. How
beautiful it is to know that God sees and acknowledges our good works and acts of
kindness and stores up treasures for us in heaven, even though men down here on
earth may not see it. I find it sad sometimes to meet people who, when they give,
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