By Allen White
“As the Spirit works within us, we
become more and more like Him.” 2 Corinthians 3:18 (LB)
California
is known as the land of fruits and nuts. Where we lived in the Central Valley
for 15 years, we experienced the agricultural variety. Every town is the
capital of some form of produce and holds a festival. Patterson, CA is the
Apricot Capital of the World. Stockton, CA is the Asparagus Capital.
Castroville, CA is the Artichoke Capital. And, where we lived, Turlock, CA, well,
it’s the Turkey Capital. (Keep the jokes to yourself please.)
It never
failed that apricot trees produced apricots. Almond trees (pronounced a-mond)
produced almonds. Tomato vines grew tomatoes. And, turkeys produced turkeys.
The fruit
of a believer’s life is largely determined by our openness to the Holy Spirit.
If we insist on calling the shots and doing the work, then we produce fruit
that looks like us. It’s not all good, and we certainly wouldn’t want a
festival for it. As we open ourselves to the Holy Spirit through simple things
like pausing to pray seconds before we act or thinking about a Scripture verse
taped to our dashboard, our fruit begins to look more like God’s produce. Now,
that’s worth celebrating!
What kind
of fruit is your life producing? What results are you seeing? Does it look like
Jesus or someone else?
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