JESUS' FOURTH LAW OF FRUITFULNESS : CLOSENESS IS NEEDED FOR FRUIT BEARING

Scripture: John 15:4-5
Topic: Jesus’ fourth Law of fruitfulness: Closeness is needed for fruit bearing. 

"... As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches…" 
                                                                                                                                                    John 15:4-5

It is a law that closeness is required for fruitfulness. A couple cannot bear fruit until they become very close. A married couple cannot have children until their sexual organs become very close. This law cannot be broken. Spiritually speaking, people cannot bear fruit until they become close to God and close to the people whom they are supposed to be close to. 

Closeness is an important spiritual quality to attain. The closer you are to the fire, the warmer you will feel. Over the years, I have noticed that people who are far from the anointing rarely bear much fruit. There is something called “spiritual distance”. 

Jesus said to someone, “You are not far from the Kingdom” (Mark 12:34). Obviously, He was not telling the man that he was twenty kilometres from the kingdom of God. He was telling the man that in the spirit he was not far from the kingdom. If a person can be spiritually near the kingdom then he can also be spiritually far from the kingdom. 

It is important to be spiritually close. The vine is supposed to be in the branches and the branches are supposed to be in the vine for fruit to be borne. The closer you get to God, the closer you are to the anointing, the closer you are to the anointed, the closer you will be to bearing fruit! How can a man be close to God? Very simple! Draw nigh to God and He will draw nigh to you (James 4:8). When you take time to draw nigh to God, He will draw nigh to you. People who take time to go and wait on the Lord experience the beauty of His presence. A person who has the presence of God with him is usually bearing much fruit. Spend time drawing near to God! 

Credit: Excerpt from 
Fruitfulness 
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

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