Bearing MUCH fruit . . .

The third life verse in my personal mission statement, my prayers to live in a way pleasing to God, has to do with bearing fruit, as indicated in John 15, the passage about the Vine and the branches.

John 15:8 reads: "Herein is the Father glorified, if ye bear MUCH fruit, so shall ye be My disciples."

It pleases God if we not just bear fruit, but bear MUCH fruit. It is important, at least to me, to let God Himself define what "MUCH" means. I am sure He does not measure in ways we would always understand. We're not all Billy Graham or Mother Teresa. But God knows what it means for you and me to do better than OUR best because we are depending on Him.

The verse just before this life verse rads: "If ye abide in Me and my words abide in you, ye shall ASK WHAT YE WILL, AND IT SHALL BE DONE!" So it seems to me that John 15:8 is a prayer we can send up with confidence the Father wil answer it!

So John 15:8 fills out the three verses that make up my daily focus:
Hebrews 11:6--- Ephesians 4:32 and John 15:8

More later-- this is exciting to me!