When a tree reveals its fruit
The root system will reveal,
That there’s health and life within
When an abundance it does yield.
But when the tree is bad
It is rotten through and through,
Not watered or maintained
And is quite unsightly too.
When our words become arrows
Or there’s venom deep inside,
Out of the abundance of the heart
They’ll project and cannot hide.
But when our words are sweet
And like honey to the soul,
There is kindness with respect
Where many blessings do unfold.
We will know them by their fruit;
By their words and their deeds;
By the gentle grace that resides within
That seeks to plant good seed.
And we’ll know them by their fruit
When their words are sharp or mean,
And condemning and are bitter
Or where judgement can be seen.
Because when the branch is grafted in –
It is nourished by its source,
And maintained and watered well
Naturally and never forced.
When we abide in Christ
We’re the branch and He’s the vine,
With an order that is sacred
Sanctified, purely divine.
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” John 15:5
“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.” Matthew 12:33
“For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” Matthew 12:34
“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.” Matthew 12:35
“Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.” Proverbs 16:24
“A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates the best of friends.” Proverbs 16:28
“The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.” Proverbs 18:4
“A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for blows. A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.” Proverbs 18:6-7
