In the Garden of Eden there were two important trees that were mentioned. They both bore fruit. One was the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
and the other, the Tree of Life.
Those trees represent many things of today.
The type of fruit that the Lord wants us to bear seems simple, but it is complex. It is difficult to grasp the full meaning of the fruit.
Keep Jesus at the Center. If He is not the focus, it is bad fruit.
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof,
then your eyes shall be opened,
and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. Genesis 3:4-5
Wisdom without God is not true wisdom.
Going about your life without needing God?
The deception Satan used in the Garden is similar to that of today.
His tricks are the same. The sad thing is, they still work.
There is a part of us humans that desire to be someone important.
True humility is when we realize that God is the only One to be admired and worshiped. We can then sacrifice that part of ourselves, making every effort to honor God, leaving ourselves out of the limelight.
I am the vine, ye are the branches:
He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit:
for without Me ye can do nothing. John 15:5
People have a hard time with that truth, “…for without Me, ye can do nothing…”
Pride has its way with many people
as they believe they are recipients of God’s works.
While we are recipients and vessels of His works,
without Him we can do nothing.
There is no getting around that.
The question is: Do you want to be doing God’s works without Him?
All the honor and glory belongs to Jesus, not to us.
If we believe we hold the power, then, we are off.
We are utensils, we are carriers of His gifts
which are given to us to honor Him, not ourselves.
Any person who uses God to glorify him or herself is bad fruit.
Those who elevate and focus on Jesus and His word, to help others learn and strengthen their understanding of Him, who keep the spotlight on Jesus and off of themselves, they are producing good fruit.