John 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
The command we received from Jesus our Lord is to GO AND BRING FORTH FRUITS THAT WILL REMAIN.
One of the reasons why some fruits we bear in terms of souls will not remain is that, many of them are improper joins and their believe in Jesus is incomplete – so these will turn back at any slight difficulty or discomfort.
If we the preachers will actually tell people what it really means to BELIEVE IN CHRIST: That it involves SURRENDERING TO HIM OUR LIVES AND LIVING FOR HIM, we will make great kingdom strides; Yes we might have fewer converts but those converts will be TRUE DISCIPLES who will remain. This would save us from the mass falling away that is coming due to the many “false converts” that we have in the body of Christ.
The COMPLETE BELIEVE in Jesus is not just saying the SINNER’S PRAYER, it is one that comes with a SURRENDER OF WILL and a DECISION TO FOLLOW JESUS. This is when you have become a True Disciple of Jesus Christ. Without this, you may easily turn back and disqualify yourself in the process. Just like the Bible says concerning that gentleman in Luke 9:61-62,
And another also said, “Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.” But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Beloved, let us go and bring forth fruit, and let us do it the proper way, so that our fruits will remain. May the Lord help us! Hallelujah!
GRACEFUL MORNING