果子
住在加州时，我们喜爱园艺活动，每年我们都会从细小的园圃收割各种不同的农产品；那个时候我拍了一张相片，是我最喜欢的相片之一，相片里的儿子拿起一棵比他的头还要大的西兰花。我们也种了一些果树，但我们没有贴标签，所以我们不知道哪些是桃树和哪些是油桃树；当然，等到它们结出果子便揭晓了。
在路加福音第六章，耶稣讲的不是果树，祂在谈论人，我们是可以凭一个人结的果子来认识他的，有些人表面上看来堂堂皇皇，然而结出的果子却不一定像外表那么美好。
信心能够在我们里面结果子。在神里面稳固扎根的信仰，以祂对我们的应许、祂的话语和我们周围的信徒群体为根基，自然能够结出公义、和平、福音、恩典、慈爱和饶恕的果子来。因为好树结好果子，坏树则结坏果子。
你里面的信心正在结什么果子呢？你生命中的果子假若不甚好，现在是你检查一下你生命中的果树的时候了，看看你的信心以什么为根基，并且开始栽培基督所赐的稳固根基。当根基稳固时，结出的果子自然便会同样美好的了。
父啊，求祢帮助我们，去察验我们生命中的果子，又以有根有基和生长茂盛的信心来充满我们，好叫我们能结出美好和取悦祢的果子来。阿们。
路加福音 6:43-45
43 “因为没有好树结坏果子，也没有坏树结好果子。
44 凡树木看果子就可以认出它来。人不是从荆棘上摘无花果，也不是从蒺藜里摘葡萄。
45 善人从他心里所存的善就发出善来，恶人从他心里所存的恶就发出恶来；因为心里所充满的，口里就说出来。
Fruit
“Each tree is recognized by its own fruit.” — Luke 6:44
We enjoyed gardening when we lived in California. Every year we would harvest a variety of produce from our small garden beds. One of my favorite photos from that time shows our son holding up a head of broccoli bigger than his own head. We also planted some fruit trees. But we didn’t label some of them and couldn’t remember which ones were peach and which ones were nectarine—until they produced fruit, that is.
In Luke 6, Jesus isn’t just talking about trees. He’s talking about people. People can be known by what they produce. On the outside everything can look good, but the fruit that is produced might not be as pleasant as the outward appearance.
Faith has a way of producing fruit in us. Faith that is founded on strong roots in God, his promises to us, his Word in us, faithful prayer, and a community of believers around us can’t help producing the fruits of justice, peace, good news, grace, love, and forgiveness. Good trees bear good fruit, and bad trees bear bad fruit.
What kind of fruit is faith producing in you? If the produce of your life isn’t very good, it’s time to take a look at the tree of your life. Take a look at what roots you have, and begin to develop the good roots of faith provided by Christ. When the roots are good, the fruit can’t help being good as well.
Father, help us to examine the fruit of our lives. Fill us with faith that is strong from the roots up so that our fruit will be good and pleasing to you. Amen.
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