15Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. 16And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
During the day while outside doing chores I'm surrounded by Gods beauty, the forest, the singing birds and with the fruit of my lips I thank Him for His blessings. When someone comes to mind that I know who is struggling I pray for them.
· Praise that pleases God is the fruit of our lips, more than just thoughts directed towards God. It is spoken out unto the Lord, either in prose or in song. “What proceeds from the lips is regarded as fruit, which reveals the character of its source, as the fruit of a tree reveals the nature of the tree.” (Guthrie)
Praise isn't the only thing that pleases God. We also please God when we do good and share with others.
"the fruit of a tree reveals the nature of the tree."
Matthew 21:18In the morning, as Jesus was returning to the city, He was hungry. 19Seeing a fig tree along the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!”He said. And immediately the tree withered.
Are you bearing fruit?
Blessings, David
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