King James Daily Bible Study Devotional


Message Title: Bearing Much Fruit
Date: Monday July 11, 2011
Chapters: Isaiah 5-6, Proverb 11, Psalm 31
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Details of Today's Chapters: The state and conduct of the Jewish nation, the judgments which would come, the executioners of these judgments, the vision which Isaiah has seen in the Temple, and God declares blindness to come upon the Jewish nation, and the destruction that would follow.

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“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.” - John 15:5-11.

Jesus Christ is the Vine, the true Vine, He is the root that bears life to the branches. The branches of the vine are many, yet, meeting in the root, therefore, all are true Christians. Even true Christians, like the branches of the vine, are weak and unable to stand alone, their strength comes from the Vine. We must honor God, and do good, walking in the love of Christ, bearing much fruit. The unfruitful are taken away, but the fruitful remain on the Vine. However, even the fruitful branches need pruning once in a while so they can expect a trim from time to time.

The great things which God had done for the Jewish church and nation, they were His vineyard, His peculiar people, He acknowledged them as His own and set them apart for Himself. The soil they were planted in was extraordinary, bearing much fruit. Through Isaiah God explains this further.

“Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.” - Isaiah 5:1-6.

God will deny His grace to those who have long received it in vain. The curse of barrenness is the punishment of the sin of barrenness. God blesses us with so much, He gave us His own Son to take the blame for every sin we ever committed, Christ died for us for those sins. What more can anyone ask for? How much more can God show His people how much He loves them? Yet His people are content to live day to day in their sin, making a mockery of the gift that was given to them. Yes, we all sin, but those who do it well knowing it is wrong will suffer God's judgment. God does not leave nor forsake a saved person, but He will not sit on His throne and watch them living in sin nor help them, they are left to fend for themselves until they come to Him in repentance. “As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.“ - Revelation 3:19.

The sins which brought upon the judgment of Judah is a warning to all people, in all ages, to take heed of their sins, as destructive both to themselves and others who expose the godly to God's wrath and His righteous judgments. God speaks of the woeful condition of Judah, which is a warning to all nations heading in the same direction.

“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.” - Isaiah 5:20-24.

Let not any expect to live easily who live wickedly, they will suffer. Ever see a flower that is losing it's blossom? Sin weakens the strength, the root of the believer, it defaces the beauty and blossoms of the branch. God frowns upon those who take advantage of His good graces. However, He willingly gives it to all who come to Him. God Himself is the strength of our hearts and our portion for ever, we will suffer from time to time, but it is through His allowing us to suffer that He brings us back to Him. “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:..But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.” - I Peter 5:6,10.

Isaiah was given a vision by God of the glory and majesty of Christ,the mission and commission of that God had given him, and the destruction of the Jews that was about to take place very soon. A very awful vision which Isaiah saw of the glory of God, the terror it put him into, and the relief given him against that terror by an assurance of the pardon of his sins.

“In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.” - Isaiah 6:1-7.

Isaiah saw Christ's glory and spake of Him, which is a full proof that our Savior is God. In Christ Jesus, God is seated on a throne of grace and through Him the way into the holiest is laid open. Above the throne stood the holy angels, called seraphim, which means “burners;” they burn in love to God, and zeal for his glory against sin. The seraphim showing their faces veiled, declares that they are ready to yield obedience to all God's commands. Although they do not understand the secret reasons of His counsels, government, or promises they do as He commands. We may not always understand God's reasons, but as we trust and obey Him we will remain fruitful. “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” - Romans 8:28.

The taking away of sin is necessary if we want to remain fruitful, nothing can cleanse or comfort the soul except for Jesus Christ. He is our intercessor, the only one who can prune away all the sin and dead works. The only one who can give us the strength to remove those sins, the only one who can comfort us and give us peace. “What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.” - Romans 8:31-34.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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