13 Oct 2024
Do what I can (3)
“Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits.”
(Matthew 21.43 ESV)
I worry about “fruits of my labour” that can buy me things of this world. I do what I can to produce those.
But the verse from Matthew above specifically talks about a different kind of fruits - kingdom of God fruits. God gives me his kingdom so I can bear his fruits. If I do not have the kingdom in me, I cannot bear his fruits. And if I have it but not bear any fruit, God will take the kingdom away from me.
I want to do all I can to produce fruits for his kingdom, because the kingdom is more important to me than this world.