Daily Bread No 6 - Perfect Joy 9/27/2011

Jesus did not promise us an easy time if we follow Him. He said you will be hated by all men and in this world you will have tribulation but be of good cheer for I have overcome the world. If you are following Jesus Christ you will be rejected, you will be hated by all men. You will not fit into this world. Many Christians find themselves lonely and they become despondent, depressed because they don’t have friends. Dear friend, if you are depressed and lonely it is because you are not fruitful. If we are fruitful in the Kingdom of God, then we glorify God the Father and we ourselves are filled with joy because we are doing what is pleasing in His sight. If we are unfruitful then we are ready to be cut off, because Jesus said that every branch in Me that does not bear fruit will be cut off and put in the fire. There is a place of perfect peace, joy and happiness in Christ and that is when we bear fruit. If you bear fruit you will be rejected, you will be persecuted, just like the Apostles. They were caught and put in prison and even while they were in prison, they were singing songs of joy and praise unto the Lord and then the angel came and he took them out of prison, he led them out. Dear friends, there is a place of perfect joy in Christ and that is when we lift up Jesus, when we bear fruit, when we multiply, when we bring others to Jesus. If we are not building on to the Kingdom of God, we are destroying it. If we are not gathering, then we are scattering. If you feel useless then it is because maybe you are useless for the Kingdom of God and you are ready to be cut off. Become productive, get out there, go testify for Jesus. Put on a T-shirt with a message, go walk in the shops and tell the world that Jesus saves. Become a witness, become fruitful and you will have the joy of Christ in your life. May Jesus bless you.
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