Fruitfulness
by the Spirit
The
wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall
rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even
with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the
excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the Lord, and the
excellency of our God = Isaiah 35:1-2.
Then
the lame will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb will shout for joy.
For waters will break forth in the wilderness and streams in the Arabah. And
the scorched land will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water =
Genesis 35:6-7.
Till
the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, and the desert becomes a fertile
field, and the fertile field seems like a forest = Isaiah 32:15.
I
will open rivers on the bare heights, and springs in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land fountains of
water. I will put the cedar in the wilderness, the acacia, and the myrtle, and
the olive tree; I will place the juniper in the desert, together with the box
tree and the cypress, that they may see and recognize, and consider and gain
insight as well, that the hand of the LORD has done this, and the Holy One of
Israel has created it = Isaiah 41:18-20.
Indeed,
the LORD will comfort Zion; He will comfort all her waste places. And her
wilderness He will make like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD;
Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and sound of a melody =
Isaiah 51:3
And
they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the Garden of Eden;
and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are
inhabited = Ezekiel 36:35.
Sing,
O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud,
thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the
desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord. Enlarge the
place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine
habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes = Isaiah
54:1-2.
He
maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children.
Praise ye the Lord = Psalms 113:9.
There
shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy
days I will fulfill = Exodus 23:26.
Thou
shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren
among you, or among your cattle = Deuteronomy 7:14.
Thy
teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the
washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them = Song of
Solomon 4:2.
Thy
teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one
beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them = Song of Solomon 6:6.
But
Sarai was barren; she had no child. And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast
given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. And, behold, the
word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he
that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. And he
brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars,
if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And
he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness = Genesis
11:30, 15:3-6.
And
He said, “I will certainly return to you according to the time of life, and
behold, Sarah your wife shall have a son” = Genesis 18:10
And
the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Shall I surely bear a
child, since I am old?' Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed
time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have
a son” = Genesis 18:13-14.
And
the Lord visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had
spoken. For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set
time of which God had spoken to him. And Abraham called the name of his son who
was born to him — whom Sarah bore to him — Isaac. And Sarah said, "God has
made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me." She also said,
"Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I
have borne him a son in his old age" = Genesis 21:1-7.
By
faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a
child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had
promised = Hebrews 11:11.
And
Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was
intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. And when her days to be
delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb = Genesis
25:21,24.
Wherefore
it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that
she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of
the Lord = 1 Samuel 1:20.
And
the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two
daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord = 1 Samuel 2:21.
And
God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. And she
conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach. And she
called his name Joseph; and said, The Lord shall add to me another son =
Genesis 30:22-24.
And
there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was
Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. And the angel of the Lord
appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and
bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. (Her son was Samson.) =
Judges 13:2-3.
The
barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble = 1
Samuel 2:5.
And
they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now
well stricken in years. The angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy
prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt
call his name John. And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall
rejoice at his birth = Luke 1:7,13-14.
And,
behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and
this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God nothing
shall be impossible. And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a
performance of those things which were told her from the Lord = Luke
1:36-37,45.
And
God blessed them (Adam and Eve), and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and
multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the
fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that
moveth upon the earth = Genesis 1:28.
And
you (Noah and his sons), be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly
in the earth, and multiply therein = Genesis 9:7.
And
God Almighty bless thee (Jacob), and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that
thou mayest be a multitude of people = Genesis 28:3.
Lo,
children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is His reward =
Psalms 127:3.
And
beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue
knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to
patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly
kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that
ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus
Christ = 2 Peter 1:5-8.
But
the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, meekness, temperance = Galations 5:22-23.
For
the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth; proving
what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful
works of darkness, but rather reprove them = Ephesians 5:9-11.
But
other seed fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold,
some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold = Matthew 13:8.
For
a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring
forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men
do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes = Luke 6:43-44.
But
that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having
heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience = Luke 8:15.
Say
not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? Behold, I say unto
you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to
harvest. And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life
eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together =
John 4:35-36.
Verily,
verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it
abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit = John 12:24.
I
am the True Vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that
beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he
purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit = John 15:1-2.
Abide
in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide
in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the Vine, ye are the
branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much
fruit: for without me ye can do nothing = John 15:4-5.
If
ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it
shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit;
so shall ye be my disciples = John 15:7-8.
Ye
have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go
and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye
shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. These things I command
you, that ye love one another = John 15:16-17.
But
now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit
unto holiness, and the end everlasting life = Romans 6:22.
Not
because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the
things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice
acceptable, wellpleasing to God. But my God shall supply all your need
according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus = Philippians 4:17-19.
Now
no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless
afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are
exercised thereby = Hebrews 12:11.
By
him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is,
the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name = Hebrews 13:15.
And
the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace = James
3:18.
Be
patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the
husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience
for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient;
stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh = James 5:7-8.
These
are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding
themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds;
trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots
= Jude 12.
And
he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of
the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on
either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner
of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were
for the healing of the nations = Revelation 22:1-2.
Bring
forth therefore fruits meet for repentance = Matthew 3:8.
Every
man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or
of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all
grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things,
may abound to every good work. (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he
hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth forever. Now he that
ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply
your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness). Being enriched
in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to
God = 2 Corinthians 9:7-11.
Being
filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the
glory and praise of God = Philippians 1:11.
But
the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy
to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without
hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make
peace = James 3:17-18.
The
husbandman that laboreth must be first partaker of the fruits = 2 Timothy 2:6.
And
he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his
fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth
shall prosper = Psalms 1:3.
The
righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in
Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the
courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be
fat and flourishing = Psalms 92:12-14.
He
watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of
thy works. He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the
service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth = Psalms
104:13-14.
The
Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it. Of the fruit of
thy body will I set upon thy throne. If thy children will keep my covenant and
my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy
throne forevermore = Psalms 132:11-12.
My
(wisdom’s) fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than
choice silver = Proverbs 8:19.
The
fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise =
Proverbs 11:30.
The
wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth
fruit = Proverbs 12:12.
A
man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence
of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him = Proverbs 12:14.
A
man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors
shall eat violence = Proverbs 13:2.
A
man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the
increase of his lips shall he be filled = Proverbs 18:20.
Death
and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the
fruit thereof = Proverbs 18:21.
Whoso
keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his
master shall be honoured = Proverbs 27:18.
She
considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a
vineyard = Proverbs 31:16.
Give
her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates =
Proverbs 31:31.
As
the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I
sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my
taste. He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love =
Song of Solomon 2:3-4.
Say
ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the
fruit of their doings = Isaiah 3:10.
In
that day shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit
of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel
= Isaiah 4:2.
He
shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud,
and fill the face of the world with fruit = Isaiah 27:6.
I
create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him
that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him = Isaiah 57:19.
And
they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and
eat the fruit of them = Isaiah 65:21.
For
he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots
by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green;
and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from
yielding fruit = Jeremiah 17:8.
I
the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to
his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings = Jeremiah 17:10.
Build
ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them =
Jeremiah 29:5.
Thou
shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the
fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God,
the Lord of hosts, is his name. Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine
eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according
to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings = Jeremiah 32:18-19
And
the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her
increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the
Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the
hand of those that served themselves of them = Ezekiel 34:27.
And
by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow
all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof
be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because
their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be
for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine = Ezekiel 47:12.
Be
not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do
spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield
their strength. Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your
God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to
come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first
month = Joel 2:22-23.
Bring
ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house,
and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the
windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room
enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he
shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her
fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts = Malachi 3:10-11.
And
I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings
shall come out of thee = Genesis 17:6.
And
Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made
me forget all my toil, and all my father's house. And the name of the second
called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my
affliction = Genesis 41:51-52.
And
said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will
make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after
thee for an everlasting possession = Genesis 48:4.
Joseph
is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over
the wall = Genesis 49:22.
And
the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied,
and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them = Exodus 1:7.
For
I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and
establish my covenant with you = Leviticus 26:9.
Thy
wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like
olive plants round about thy table = Psalms 128:3.
Now
will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My
wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill = Isaiah 5:1.
Is
it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful
field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest? And in that day
shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see
out of obscurity, and out of darkness. The meek also shall increase their joy
in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel = Isaiah
29:17-19.
And
I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have
driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be
fruitful and increase. And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed
them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be
lacking, saith the Lord = Jeremiah 23:3-4.
Awake,
O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices
thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant
fruits = Song of Solomon 4:16
The
mandrakes give off a fragrance, and at our gates are pleasant fruits, all
manner, new and old, which I have laid up for you, my beloved = Song of Solomon
7:13.
Beware
of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are
ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of
thorns, or figs of thistles? Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them =
Matthew 7:15-16,20.
That
ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every
good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God = Colossians 1:10.
And
have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove
them = Ephesians 5:11.
And
these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, and the
cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other
things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful = Mark 4:18-19.
For
if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is
unfruitful = 1 Corinthians 14:14.
And
let our people also learn to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that
they may not be unfruitful = Titus 3:14.
Although
the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor
of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be
cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls. Yet I will
rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation = Habakkuk 3:17-18.
