INTRODUCTION :
In our last study we examined the place of records in the word of God. We learnt that God would never gloss over details and that the records help us to see the impact of blessings and curses. Today, we will begin to climb the steps to greatness as we focus on the principles of fruitfulness. May the Lord Himself teach us in Jesus name. Amen.
B. THE PRINCIPLES OF FRUITFULNESS
The first step to greatness, according to the passage before us today, is fruitfulness. To be fruitful is to reproduce, to produce offspring. According to the Hebrew origin the word parah means to bring forth, to cause to be, to grow, to increase.
Everything that lives carries within it the ability to reproduce, hence God commands fruitfulness. Fruitfulness is a product of the covenant between God and man. Hence, it is a covenant of blessing. Fruitfulness requires nourishment. Since a seed only produces after its kind, to obtain a good fruit, you must sow a good seed. Also, since fruitfulness comes as a result of God's blessing, one must not do anything that would attract curses.
Lastly, abiding fruitfulness is a result of absolute obedience to theLord.V.7,Gen.1:11-12,29,28,9:1,7,15:2-6,13:2, Ps.1:1-3, Jer. 17:8, Jos. 1:8, Rom. 10:17, Matt. 7:16-20, Isa. 5:1-4, Mal. 1:8- 10,Matt.21:18-20,Deut. 28:13.
CONCLUSION
Every sower looks forth to a time of fruitfulness.
