Unfruitful

Many believers believe that they are saved but they are unfruitful. Jesus called us to bear fruit and if we do not bear fruit we will be cut off. We read in Mark 11:12 ”And on the next day, when they had departed from Bethany, He became hungry. 13And seeing at a distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if perhaps He would find anything on it; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. 14And He answered and said to it, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again!” And His disciples were listening.”

Then we read in verse 20 “And as they were passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up. 21And being reminded, Peter *said to Him, “Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which You cursed has withered.”

It was not the season for figs and there was no fruit on it, only leaves. Many believers only have leaves on them. They have no fruit on them, no good fruit. They will get cursed and they will die, they will end up in hell. They will be burned. We also read the words of Jesus in John 15:4 He said: “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in Me. 5“ I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing. 6“ If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch, and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.”

He is not talking about unbelievers, they are not part of the vine! He is talking about believers who are unfruitful. Many believers bear bad fruit. They are busy with the wicked works of satan. They are gossips, trouble makers, they are conformed to the world, they are in sin. Their works are BAD. We will be judged by our deeds and if our fruit is not good or if we have no fruit we will get cut off and burned!

How is our fruit today? Jesus is coming, looking for fruit on you and me. What is He finding? Is He just finding leaves, or is He finding fruit? If we do not abide in Him, close to Him, led by His Spirit, we cannot bear fruit. We cannot bear fruit on our own. We must be led by the Holy Spirit. We have got to be praying, seeking to be pleasing to Him or else we cannot bear fruit.

Are we fruitful for the Kingdom of God or are we close to being cursed?

May Jesus bless you.