Saturday, July 23, 2011

Fruit


Fruit must nourish. Fruit must strengthen. Fruit contains that which is essential for health. And the fruit that we produce as the church is not to be hoarded and enjoyed by us. We produce this fruit and bear it to a starving, malnourished world, bringing sweetness and succulence to an all-too-often dry and bitter existence.

Fruit Loops (the cereal) bears no resemblance to any fruit grown in nature. It’s fake. It’s chemical. And it offers virtually no nutritional value. But the fruits of the Spirit — the fruit that will last — is real. It’s organic. It’s good for you. The world doesn’t need more Fruit Loops, but it can use all the real, delicious, sweet, juicy, nutritious fruit it can get.

The author has a good point...read the rest here...

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