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Don't Be Unfruitful - Tuesday Praise & Pray (for others) November 18, 2025
A fruitful vineyard produces plenty of fruit for its owner, and that is what the Lord expects when He looks at us who believe in Him. He sent His Son to die for us, setting us free from death in hell. That freedom, plus God's Word in the Bible and the deposit of His Holy Spirit, means we have all we need to do greater works just as Jesus said believers would. We're equipped to be fruitful.
The Parable of the Fig Tree revealed that any tree in God's vineyard that fails to produce is at risk of being cut down. It reinforced that God won't even allow the soil a tree is planted in to be put to waste if that tree fails to bear fruit. The parable also highlighted another reason why we need to be grateful to Jesus as our intercessor, because He stands advocating for us to receive more chances to prove fruitful to the Lord.
Long before Jesus told the Parable of the Fig Tree, the Bible revealed what would happen to an unproductive vineyard of trees. Prophet Isaiah issued a warning in a time when God's people no longer served Him faithfully. They lived as they wanted and bowed to other gods. The vineyard produced bad grapes. Instead of justice, the 'fruits' produced were injustice, bloodshed, and unrighteousness (Isaiah 5:4 & 7).
This caused the Lord to pronounce a judgment. Isaiah 5:5-6 - Now I will tell you what I am going to do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it will be destroyed; I will break down its wall, and it will be trampled. /I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and briers and thorns will grow there. I will command the clouds not to rain on it.”
This prophetic word reveals that an unproductive vineyard loses its protection and will be abandoned by its owner. When that happens, an enemy can enter to destroy it. God's blessings - the rain - will no longer fall. That will ensure that the trees within shrivel up and die. By implication, the favor of the Lord, which is a shield from destruction, is removed. These are but some of the consequences that await a tree or a vineyard that does not produce fruit pleasing to God.
As individual Christians and as members of the Body of Christ, this warning in Isaiah 5 must not be ignored. God expects us to produce fruit worthy of our placement in the soil of His vineyard. We have to honor the mercy we've received from God through Jesus by the way we live (Luke 3:8). We must spread the aroma of Christ wherever we go (2 Corinthians 2:15). Shining God's light into the world's darkness and not producing sinful fruits and their resulting scars.
What does God see when He looks at you? Also what fruit are you producing? Are you like those the Prophet warned because their fruits were bad? Or are you bearing the fruits of the Holy Spirit such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness/humility, and self-control as stated in Galatians 5:22-22? If not, today is a good day to start, my brother and sister in Christ.
Intentionality is required because the fruits of the Spirit don't always come naturally. We have to fast and pray so we receive and maintain them. We have to reject pride and the desire to satisfy our flesh so we starve satan of what it wants from us - sin. And as we rely on Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the Word, we improve daily.
God wants us to be fruitful for Him. That way, we enjoy His rewards and don't endure what becomes of the trees in an unfruitful vineyard. He will help anyone who wants His assistance in this. Tell Him you desire to be a profitable tree in how you live and the lives you influence for His glory. God will help us become increasingly fruitful for His glory and pleasure, and by His grace, we will avoid the consequences of unfruitfulness, IJMN, Amen.
As you wait for fellowship at 12 Noon EST, consider reading the following previous P&P messages:
ALTAR CALL
No matter how blemished we are, Jesus died on the cross to erase every sin and wash us clean over and over again.
We take advantage of that great gift by acknowledging His sacrifice, proclaiming Him our Savior, and praying in His name for forgiveness of our sins
Now is your opportunity to do just that and get baptized in the Spirit (John 3:5).
So if your heart is open, plus if, as in Psalm 42:2, your soul thirsts for God and you want to appear in His presence, why don't you say the following prayer?
Lord Jesus I am a sinner. I confess my sins right now to you. And I believe that you are the son of God. I believe that you came, you died, your rose again, and you paid the price for my sins. Today, I accept the new life, today I accept the Holy Spirit. Come dwell in me, make Your home in me. I will never be the same again. In Jesus's name, Amen.
Praise God and welcome to the household of the Lord. For you have to have Jesus in you in order to have God the Father (John 14:6).
Please let the Lord transform you. He loves you as you are and welcomes you just that way, but He will change you. I'd be doing you a disservice if I didn't let you know. My recommendation is that you let Him have His way and bow to the changes He will bring your way.
To learn more about the faith and find answers to some questions you might have, check out this handy page - ! How to have a stronger relationship with YHWH God!
The Lord bless you!