BEARING FRUIT
Today we speak of the ‘legacy footprint’ that every person leaves. You could see this as a thing of ecology or of theology. If you plant an acorn, you can reasonably expect an oak sapling! If you plant an apple seed, it would be ridiculous to be waiting for lemons! The DNA of each seed predetermines the fruit that will come in time, given the right conditions. We are all fruit-bearers during our lives and God our Father is described as ‘the gardener’ watching for the fruit of our lives:
- ‘By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit’ – Matthew 7:16-18