Bearing Good Fruit
2 Peter 1:5-8 Because you have these blessings, do all you can to add to your life these things: to your faith add goodness; to your goodness add knowledge; to your knowledge add self-control; to your self-control add patience; to your patience add devotion to God; to your devotion add kindness toward your brothers and sisters in Christ, and to this kindness add love. If all these things are in you and growing, you will never fail to be useful to God. You will produce the kind of fruit that should come from your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
So what does it mean to live your best life? Is it about the stuff you accumulate, the vacations you dream about, the fine dining you yearn for? Or is there … something more?
Life’s complex. It’s messy. You imagine there’s some perfect life for you out there somewhere. But rich or poor, the world throws stuff at you to mess up the life you imagined you should be living. And it’s not just you. It’s true for everyone.
So, in that murky mix, what does your very best life look like? How do you know if you’re living it?
Over this past week, we’ve been looking at the things we need in our lives to live our best life. Not all of them come naturally and yet, as we put our trust in God, He gives us the power to live them out. And …
2 Peter 1:5-8 Because you have these blessings, do all you can to add to your life these things: to your faith add goodness; to your goodness add knowledge; to your knowledge add self-control; to your self-control add patience; to your patience add devotion to God; to your devotion add kindness toward your brothers and sisters in Christ, and to this kindness add love. If all these things are in you and growing, you will never fail to be useful to God. You will produce the kind of fruit that should come from your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
How do you know that you’re living your best life? By the fruit that you bear, by the impact for good that you’re having in the lives of others, by the glory that you bring to His name. Go on, live your best life!
That’s God’s Word. Fresh … for you … today.
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