🍇🍎This Years Fruit 🍒🍓

 🎉Happy New Year 2025🎉

Colossians 1:5 (KJV) For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

Colossians 1:6 (KJV) 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:

Verse 5 ends with these words “ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel” Then verse 6 starts off with these words “Which is come unto you” The Apostle Paul writes to those who have placed their trust in Christ and the faithful brethren that are at Colosse. Paul writes to those in Colosse because of what he heard; their faith in Christ Jesus, and the love they had for one another. That is great but if that’s all one has it will soon get lost in everyday life. Paul speaks highly of their love one for another, also in what made the difference or how things changed. Paul reminds those at Colosse that it started with what they heard, the Gospel. The Gospel is what changes lives, the Word of God. The more one knows, the more one grows. In Psalms 119  the phrase “Thy Word” is mentioned 35 times. Let me give some examples:  “Thy word have I hid in mine heart ”Psalms 119:11 “I will not forget thy word.” 119:166 “that I might meditate in thy word.” 119:148

“my heart standeth in awe of thy word.” 119:161

“My tongue shall speak of thy word” 119:172 

As the Apostle Paul writes he knows how important The Word of God is to those who have asked Christ into their hearts. Always remember that our enemy will always work at destroying our faith in Christ Jesus. How? One way is by weak training. We learn from the Word of God our Bibles. I want to be around those who know their Bibles; but I want to go a step further and learn for myself what is in my Bible. I love this verse  

Acts 17:11 (KJV) These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. They didn’t just hear but after they heard they received it with a ready mind. Then they went a step further and “searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so” In other words this is too important for us not to know if what we heard was true. So let’s break it down into our day. It’s Sunday, we get up, get ready and take off to Sunday School. After Sunday School we go into a Worship service. The most important piece of equipment we can have with us is our Bible. Remember it’s “thy word” we need to know and then search “thy word” so we will be ready to grow in “thy word” 

1 Peter 2:2 (KJV) As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: The Apostle Paul said this: 

2 Corinthians 13:5 (KJV) Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

First Question of your exam:

1- Did you receive the Lord Jesus as your personal Savior?

2- If so, do you have a desire to know your Bible?

3- Are you following through with your desire? 

How does one know?  Matthew 7:20 (KJV) Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

Fruit of the spirit 

Galatians 5:22 (KJV) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Galatians 5:23 (KJV) Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Got Fruit?