From The Pastor's Desk

The Fruit of labor
Introduction:
It is the desire of every person to know that what he or she does makes a difference. Knowing that you have made a difference gives you the feeling of achievement or accomplishment. Working hard and not seeing the fruit of your labor can be very discouraging and exhausting. Having a vision and not seeing the vision come to fruition can make one feel that the vision was misunderstood at the time it was realized. But in the years that I have been working for the Lord I have learned that the enemy can use this feeling as a strategy for the undermining of the purpose and call of the believer. It is important that the laborer in the garden has a clear understanding of the call and purpose that God has for your life and that you understand the result that the Lord intends to get out of your efforts. Every person that works for the Lord reproduces himself in his work (Gen 1:11-13). The fruit that a person bears is the personification of his inner vision and in many cases ability. The Bible teaches that you judge a tree by the fruit that he bears. The fruit of a tree are determined by the kind of nutrients that the root of the tree has to implant in its fruit. If the roots are weak and impotent the fruit will appear unappealing or non-appetizing. It will be fruit that is sickly and not able to provide nutrition to one who partakes of it. This is what it is like with a person that has a work but does not have the potency to make fruit that is effective. If the tree is not right the fruit that it bears will not be right.

If the tree is weak and unrighteous the fruit will be weak and unrighteous. If the tree feels limited he will only produce fruit that will go only to a certain point. What we are has seed within itself that reproduces who we really are. So it is important that he/she that is in the position of leadership get the proper nutrients through the word of God, prayer, fasting and worship.

The Kingdom Principal of Sowing and Reaping

Galatians 6:7b - for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
There is a basic law of nature that cannot be changed, and that is whatever you plant in the earth is going to produce like fruit. This is also a Biblical principle that will not change. Every cause has an Effect. Every behavior has a consequence. This truth is something that should be considered before taking any particular action. It is important that we understand that our actions are actually seeds that we plant into our lives that will eventually produce some kind of fruit. In the natural and the spiritual actions will produce fruit. If one should go out and commit a crime the result of this seed will be that the law will judge such actions. This principal will determine where we get in life. This is a natural law that cannot be changed. We succeed or fail in life based on this principal. If one is going to reach heights in life that are rewarding they will have to put in the necessary time to achieve that. If one is going to become an engineer he or she must put in the time and study in order reach that goal. The time that is invested in the necessary study is actually seeds that are planted. The fruit of engineering expertise will be the fruit of the time. It is important that we understand the power of sowing. The scripture teaches us that if we sow in the flesh we will reap corruption and if we sow in the spirit we will reap life. The Bible teaches that whatever a man sows that will he also reap. One might ask if we get saved will we have to reap the seed we have sown. Let’s look at that question. We know for sure that if the Lord Jesus saves us we become new creatures in him. The Bible says, “If any man be in Christ is a new creature, old things are passed away and behold all things are become new.” So there is no question that the Lord saves. But consider for instance if a man commits murder and then gets saved. After he gets saved the law catches up with him. He is tried and a jury of his peers finds him guilty of first-degree murder. He is led out of the courtroom in handcuffs and sent to prison to serve life without the possibility of parole. Is he saved? Yes. Even though he is saved he has violated a God given law that even the laws of the lands uphold, “Thou shalt not kill.”
Bishop Luther H Moore: