The Root Determines The Fruit….

When you repent of your sin and make your heart right with God, good things will flow out of it. The fruit does not determine the root. The root determines the fruit. If your heart is full of self, the only fruit that will be produced is self-righteousness. That kind of fruit will not sustain a life for very long. As the proverb states, “out of the heart, the mouth speaks”. Now you know why this biblical truth is so important, “above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life”. If you’re not producing good fruit, it may be time to have an honest conversation with yourself, by examining your heart. After that, it’s time to ask God for a heart transplant. Good fruit only comes from a “Good Source”, and that Source is God Himself. God will go to great lengths to make yourself heart right with Him. It starts with identifying the root.

43 “A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit.44 A tree is identified by its fruit. Figs are never gathered from thornbushes, and grapes are not picked from bramble bushes.45 A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart. Luke 6:43-45