BE FRUITFUL [Monday May 26, 2014]

Open Heavens 2014: Monday May 26, Daily Devotion By Pastor E. A. Adeboye - BE FRUITFUL

Topic: BE FRUITFUL [Monday May 26, 2014]

Memorise:
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, 
and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: 
and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, 
and over every living thing that moveth upon
 the earth. Genesis 1:28

Read: Genesis 1:27-28
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God 
created he him; male and female created he them. 
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, 
and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have 
dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air,
 and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

Message:

In Genesis 1:28, “Be fruitful” is presented both as a commandment and
 a blessing. 
The blessings that God bestowed on humanity in this passage can 
therefore be regarded as the source from
 which the human race has flourished. This passage also defines a 
very important principle of life: fruitfulness
 comes before multiplication. A person that is fruitful will automatically
 multiply and anyone that refuses to
 be fruitful will never multiply. 
This theme is repeated about seven times in the book of
 Genesis alone (9:1, 9:7, 17:20, 28:3, 35:11 & 48:4)
 to emphasise the significance of this divine principle.
 Now, since the Lord has spoken and
 His promises are yea and Amen, why then do we have 
people that are barren and unfruitful? 
The answer is in John 15:4-5, it says:

“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, 
except it abide in the vine;
 no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 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.”

For any branch of the vine to be barren or unfruitful, 
it must either be sick or detached from the vine.
 It is possible for the branch to be sick according to Psalm 107:17:

“Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, 
are afflicted.”

Thank God for Psalm 107:20 which states the remedy:

“He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.”

John 1:14 confirms Jesus as the Word that was sent, 
while John 6:51 says that eating the Word from
 God gives you access to everything you need for healing and 
deliverance. I therefore decree into your life,
 that as you read and meditate on the word of God from this moment, 
you will receive the power to live above 
sickness, bondage, poverty, failure and death in Jesus’ Name.

Furthermore, it is possible for a branch to be detached from the vine, 
making it impossible for the fluid of life 
that flows from the vine to reach the branch. Such a detached branch
 will not only find it impossible to bear fruit,
 it also stands the risk of dying off. As a result, I admonish you to
 accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour today,
 connect yourself with the source of life and begin to bear fruit in 
abundance in Jesus’ Name.

Prayer Point:
Father, please help me to remain connected to you so that
 all your blessings embedded in Genesis 1:28 
will be my portion forever in Jesus’ Name.

Bible in a Year:
Exodus 6:14-8:32; Psalm 110-111

Open Heavens Daily Devotional written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, 
the General Overseer of the Redeemed
 Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church
 in the world and also the President of Christ
 the Redeemer's Ministries.