EncounterLife Jesus' MissionSample

Bearing Fruit in the Harvest

The disciples came back full of joy at the miracles released in and through them. They had walked with Jesus for months and heard His words. They had spent time with Him and were His closest friends. Now they were commissioned as laborers in the harvest. They began to see spiritual fruit and great demonstrations of power from their partnership with Jesus.

The disciples began to realize that Jesus came to destroy the works of evil and set the oppressed free. They saw His compassion toward the weary and His power breaking their chains. The disciples experienced it firsthand. They participated in it, and Jesus rejoiced in their joy.

Jesus hates wickedness. He hates what it does to us. He hates the pain and grief associated with it. His desire is for all people to be free from the yoke of sin and to experience restored relationship with His Father. As you walk with Jesus, you will bear good fruit, and many will encounter freedom and new life.

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. —John 15:7-8 (NKJV)

Jesus always has compassion for the lost. He is not angry or disappointed with the hurting and the outcast. His heart is set on restoration and healing. He is longsuffering and full of tender mercy, not desiring that any would perish. He is overjoyed with great gladness when others receive our testimony of His goodness and turn toward Him in repentance.

THE LIFE OF JESUS FLOWS THROUGH YOU

He rejoices over us when we reach out to the lost with His compassion. His mission is people.