The Key to Fruitful Life

The key to living a fruitful life is not money, academic degrees, or great works. Our society holds people with huge wealth and academic degrees in high regard. Therefore, people are willing to do anything in pursuit of those things. They plot evil and do all sorts of senseless things, including but not limited to stealing, cheating, robbing, and killing, all in pursuit of money, fame, and relationships, so that they might become rich and happy. The Bible considers such people foolish. Their lives are full of insecurity, fear, and pride, and a simple shaking from God will crumble their world.

On the other hand, the Bible tells us that meditating upon the Word of God is the key to living a fruitful life. It says that people who meditate day and night upon the Word of God are like trees planted along the riverbank, which yield their fruit in season, whose leaves never wither, and who prosper in all they do. Wow, what a wonderful secret! Yet most people do not understand this. When we meditate upon the Word of God, the written word (logos) becomes the inspired word of God (rhema). Jesus also says that man shall not live by bread alone, but by “every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). This life-giving bread is obtained as we meditate on His Word. This meditation is not like Eastern meditation practices. Eastern meditation focuses on emptying the mind and detaching oneself from everything. On the contrary, this meditation is all about filling the mind with the Word of God and with His glory and greatness, and being connected with Him. As a result, we draw from the power of the Holy Spirit to implement the Word in our daily lives. This sparks a process of transformation in us, makes us fruitful, and renews our soul every day. It also helps us stay rooted in our most holy faith, even in times of persecution and peril.

Do you want your life to change? Do you want to live a fruit-bearing life? Do you want to get rid of any addictions you may have? Do you want to live a successful life? Meditate upon what God says about your circumstances in His written Word.

Discipline, punishment, and war cannot change a person. Only the Spirit of the Most High God can. Therefore, instead of trying to change people on our own, we have to encourage them to meditate upon the Word of God, lead them to His presence, and let them have a personal encounter with Christ. Only the Holy Spirit can enable you and me to be witnesses for Jesus. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are His fruit. We cannot produce them on our own. The best thing we can do for ourselves is to stay close to Him, listen to Him, and let others taste His fruit through us.