Footsteps to Zion

God desires for us to be fruitful. In John 15, Jesus revealed an aspect of who He is. He said He is the Vine. One characteristic of plants is that they bear fruit. He then went on to describe our relationship with Him. As believers we are branches and as His branches He desires for us to bear fruit. Because our fruitfulness is His fruitfulness. What kind of fruits is He looking for? He is seeking out for the fruit of the Spirit in us as well as the fruit of souls. John 15:8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. Matthew 21:18-19 Now in the morning, as He returned to the city, He was hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again.” Immediately the fig tree withered away. How important is this to the Lord? The Great Commission, which is Jesus sending His disciples forth to make disciples all over the world, was part of His parting w

Three consecutive sections of Luke 8 focus on the theme of hearing the Word of God. Jesus offered two major categories of people in Luke 8 based on hearing the Word of God. © CreationSwap/ Natanis Davidsen 2010 Luke 8:4-15 And when a great multitude had gathered, and they had come to Him from every city, He spoke by a parable: “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, and the birds of the air devoured it. Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it. But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold.” When He had said these things He cried, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!” Then His disciples asked Him, saying, “What does this parable mean?” And He said, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is given in para