Good Fruit (derived from Luke 3:8-16, NKJV)

Our lives and lineage are null and void if we aren't bearing good fruit for the Kingdom and worthy of repentance. If God wants to, He can raise more children of Abraham [of faith] from a mere “stone” (v.8) so losing one, won’t cost Him anything (He doesn't need us, we need Him). We are all held equally accountable for our own fruit-bearing, so we are to bear good fruit because there is an ax at the foot of each of our roots, prepared to cut us down and cast us aside. No one is above reproach except Jesus the Messiah, for He was human yet without flaw, sin and blemish. 

We are to fear The Lord and not grow comfortable with a simple act of baptism, for this is NOT a free ticket into heaven nor provides us free range to please ourselves while here on earth. What does this look like? A change in heart, attitude and behavior as described in verses 10-14. How is this done? By being baptized with “water” (cleansing/ purification), “the Holy Spirit” (counseling, guidance, Jesus’s cloak of righteousness) and “fire” (desire/ passion to fulfill God’s mission for us here on earth as Jesus lived).


References:

• New King James Version Bible (NKJV). Luke 3:8-16.
• Picture retrieved from:  http://santacruzchurch.blogspot.com/2011/03/antioch-church-of-santa-cruz-lent-in.html. Retrieved on April 3, 2014.