Friday, November 1, 2002
Friday, November 1, 2002
"No good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit"
Have you ever wondered how to tell if someone has truly
committed his life or her life to Jesus Christ? There are so many
phonies nowadays. So much that goes under the name of religion is
exploitive. So many have been misled by religious leaders who did
not "walk the talk." How can you tell genuine faith? Time and
time again Jesus gave us the formula. "You shall know a tree by
its fruit." That's it! It is as simple as it can be. A bad tree
cannot bear good fruit and a good tree will not bear bad fruit.
You can always tell.
(Luke 6.43
NRSV)
Regardless of what you may have heard or read, Frank and
Jesse James, two of the most famous outlaws of all time, were
cold-blooded murderers. Their father, though, was a
pastor and the founder of William Jewel College in Liberty,
Kentucky. Their mother was raised in a Catholic convent. Both
parents espoused values very different from those that their sons
held. Yet, Robert James, their father, deserted his wife and
sons while they were still very small so that he could search for
gold in California.
Lord Jesus, help me to be faithful and bear much good fruit. Amen.
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