The Blessed Man – The Blessings Of Fruitfulness – Part Six

Psalm 1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

• The first blessing that God ever bestowed upon a man was “be fruitful.”

Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

• The Blessed Life is both vigorous and productive, because of its relationship to God.
• God has given us His grace. It is expected of those who have been benefited by grace, to comply with the intentions of that grace which is: to bring forth fruit.
• Barrenness, in its biblical context, was always considered to be a curse indicating that serious, unresolved problems existed in the lives of the barren.

Psalm 107:33-34

33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;

34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

Deuteronomy 7:12-14

12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the Lord thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:

13 And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

14 Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.

• The Word of God is our foundation for fruitfulness. The Law of God is at the same time both soil and stream.
• In one aspect, fastening a life to it brings stability. In the other aspect, refreshing and means of growth is provided.
• The Word of God produces the growth that brings maturity. Maturity produces fruitfulness.

Hebrews 6:1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

• The word “perfection” means completion, maturity or fruitfulness.
• By loving fellowship with God and delighting in His law, the Blessed Man is made capable of doing well.

The character of the tree always determines the type and quality of the fruit.

Philippians 1:10-11

10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ.

11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

• Read and Compare: 2 Peter 1:5-8 and Jude 1:11-12

2 Peter 1:5-8

5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Jude 11-12

11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;