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From
Me Is Thy Fruit Found
In the book of Hosea, Hosea the
prophet makes this statement under the inspiration of the Holy
Spirit:
Hosea 14:8,9...From me is thy fruit found.
Who is wise, and he shall understand
these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of
the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors
shall fall therein.
In Philippians 1:11, the Bible also speaks about fruit --
Being filled with the fruits
of righteousness, which
are by Jesus Christ,
unto the glory and praise of God.
Fruits of righteousness are the
working of Christ within us. They come from Christ, not
us. In Romans 7:18, the apostle Paul says, For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwells no good
thing: Nevertheless, God has chosen to work His good works through us. He has chosen to use us as His interments
for bearing fruit. We should, however, always remember that
the good works are the product of His Spirit and not a product
of us; they are the working of His Grace and not our ability.
Therefore, all the glory and praise and credit for those works
should go to Him; the excellency of the power is of God, and
not of us 2Corinthians 4:7 (note that "power" means -- the ability
to do work). In us dwells no good thing (Romans 7:18) the goodness that might flow from us is flowing
from Christ within us. Each good work is actually a love
gift from the LORD given to us. Ecclesiastes
3:12,13 says I know
that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to
do good in his life. And also that every man should eat
and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the
gift of God.
Nevertheless,
Hosea 14:8,9...From me is thy fruit found.
Who is wise, and he shall understand
these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of
the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors
shall fall therein.
God has designed things so that He needs us to
bear the fruits of righteousness that He wants to bear.
We are the vessels that he uses to pour out His Spirit to others.
Who is wise and shall understand this? In a sense,
because God has designed things a certain way, His fruit cannot
be found (or seen ) without us.
In conclusion:
If we want others to taste
and see that the LORD is good (Psalm
34:8), there is something that we can do--HE can't do it without
us; (and we can’t do it without Him, see John 15:4,5 ) it's the way He has designed it.
Here is a WARNING from the book
of Esther:
Esther 4:14 If you altogether hold your peace at this
time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the
jews from another place; but you and your father's house shall
be destroyed: and who knows whether or not you are come to the
kingdom for such a time as this?
If we refuse to do God's will
and deny Him, He will save His people through other means.
(but it is an indication that
we probably are not saved and will be destroyed when God judges
the world. see Matthew 7:21 Not every one who says unto me Lord, Lord,
shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will
of my Father which is in heaven.)
True Salvation is evident by
the bearing of fruit. We are not saved by bearing fruit,
but if we are truly saved, fruits of righteousness will be evident
in our life. Matthew 13:3-23 shows this, in the parable of the sower. (see
also Ephesians
2:10)
Back to our verse--
Hosea 14:8 ...From me is thy fruit found.
The whole verse reads,
Hosea 14:8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do anymore with
idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir
tree. From me is thy fruit found.
Note that his bearing fruit was
the result of first ** hearing ** God
and observing Him.
(We hear God by bowing down
our ear to His Holy Word. His Word then bears fruit within
us...
see Colossians 1:5,6
...For the hope which is
laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit,
as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth)
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