What Are You Producing?

“For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh," Luke 6:43-45. The Gospel of Luke tells us, "a good tree does not produce bad fruit" We know and understand, that a sticker bush does not produce luscious peaches, don’t we? To get a peach, you must have a peach tree. To pick a plum you must have a plum, tree and the same applies for any fruit. Peach trees do not produce cockleburs, either. Whatever the tree is, the fruit will be like it. We Christians are branches, and Jesus is the tree we are to be attached to. If the tree is Christ, the branches will be Christ-like. John's gospel tell us that; “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing," John 15:5.  If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. This is what the referenced scripture is saying, whatever the tree or bush is, is what the fruit of that tree will be. Figs come from fig trees and grapes come from grape vines (Romans 11:16) tells it all. Romans 11:16 “For if the first fruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.” So ask, what type of fruit are you? What are you producing!