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If you have a flowering bush by your front door, do you want people to see several dead branches prominently visible as they come to visit you?

Of course not.

You’ll most certainly prune away those useless branches that are not only “uglifying” your yard but that are also not serving the bush.

If you don’t prune them, what does that say about you?

Dead wood doesn’t serve us.

And it doesn’t serve the Kingdom of God.

That’s why we’re called to keep our lives connected to the Vine of Christ and His flow of Living Water.

As we do so, we’re far more likely to bear fruit rather than become dead wood.

Such a lifeless form is no good to anybody.

“Faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.” (James 2:17)

Look for an opportunity today to do a good deed for someone. If you don’t see one by the afternoon, pray for God to create one before you go to bed.

Even if you write a simple email or text message of encouragement to somebody who is discouraged, it will be a fruit that occurred because you wanted your faith to overflow into another.

Take a friend to lunch.

Buy flowers for a family member. Even if at the grocery store to save money.

Write a thank you note to a co-worker.

Call a church ministry team leader to volunteer for an upcoming ministry effort.

Mow the neighbor’s front yard.

You’ll figure something out.

Just let God guide your faith and it’s fruit will follow rather than appear hollow.

As always, I love you
Martin

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