You Bearing Fruit? Or Just Taking Up Space?

As we continue in the things of God, concerning bearing fruit for the Lord, we must abide in Him. He is the vine and we are the branches. Fruit bearing is spreading the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, and people are coming to the Lord because of you. As we remain in the vine, connected to the Lord through daily fellowship, we receive all the nutrients and spiritual edification necessary for fruit bearing. The works that Jesus did while on the earth, healing the sick, casting out demons, etc. and now we have the privilege of leading people to the Lord to be saved. I believe these are the greater works that Jesus spoke of that we would do after He left to go back to heaven (John 14:12). The miracle of changing a human spirit that is dead to God to become a new creature in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). We have been changed so we can be with the Lord after death on earth. Unless we remain in Him, we cannot bear the fruit we are capable of bearing. We are the branches and Jesus is the vine, and we must stay connected to Him for proper growth and fruit bearing.