Spiritual Fruit

It's been a very varied day for me. Started off at Falkirk Crematorium (first time there), then to Stirling Royal Infirmary (first time there too), then to Abercorn Guild in the afternoon, and finally Winchburgh Bible Study in the evening.

At the Bible Study we were talking about being fruitful, looking at John 15:1-8. Unless we remain in God, and let God remain in us, then we can't bear any fruit for God.

We wondered what 'fruit' was.

One person thought it was these high point moments when we feel we have been particularly close to God. Vines bear fruit, but not all year round. And during our celebrations of the Lord's Supper we drink the fruit of the vine.

Another person suggested that 'fruit' was love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22), or at least some of these.

Another suggestion was that 'fruit' is helping new people to start following Jesus; a bit like the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-23).

In the variety of my activities today I feel that I've been fruitful, although I would find it difficult to define exactly which of the above fruit I've been bearing!