Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we can better understand Him.

“By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit.” – John 15:8.

“Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit,” said Jesus. What a possibility, what an inspiration, that we can enhance the glory of “our Father”! Our hearts leap at the thought. How can this be done? By bearing “leaves,”—a profession of love for Him? No. By bearing some fruit? No. “That ye bear much fruit.” In the abundance of the yield is the joy, the glory, of the husbandman. We should therefore aim to be extraordinary, “hundredfold” Christians, satisfied with none but the largest yield. Our lives should be packed with good deeds. Then at harvest-time we can say “Father, I have glorified thee on the earth.” This fruitfulness depends on the condition of the heart to receive the seed, the way in which we hear the Word. Combining the three versions of the parable of the sower, we find that the characteristics of a good hearer are,—he understandeth the Word, he receiveth it, he keepeth it. Apprehension of the Word, faith in the Word, obedience to the Word,—these three are indispensable to fruitfulness. “Take heed, therefore, how ye hear.” Meditate, believe, obey, “that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
~ W. B. JENNINGS

Unless otherwise noted, Scripture taken from the New King James Version®, NKJV © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.
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