Jesus is worthy of an attractive church. My tomato plants grew to be 11 feet tall this year. I have never seen them so tall. They had abundunt fruit that was both beautiful to look at and delicious. They were very attractive because they were healthy and colorful. I don’t know why they grew so tall. I did the same thing this year that I had done in previous years. You know, water and fertilizer. For some reason they decided that this was their year to shine.
But what about his church. Have we grown to new heights this year ? Have we produced the fruit we were designed to produce? Are we attractive to the hungry world or do we so resemble the world that there is nothing that makes us shine in the darkness. Have our bright reds and yellows faded into grays that are attractive to no one ?
Jesus said that it was for his father’s honor that we produce the fruit we were originally designed to produce and in the process we prove we are the disciples of Jesus. John 15:8 LGV He is saying that we are our most attractive when we are producing fruit. Fruit that will last.
