Oh let the Son of God and found you with his spirit and his life,

let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you

whole. you home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible Teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire

Bible. And on today's edition of the word for today,

Pastor Chuck continues with Israel fails to bring forth fruit as we pick up in

Isaiah chapter 10 verse one.

And now with today's message here's pastor Chuck.

So we turn to h Josea chapter 10.

It is God's purpose for our lives that we bring forth fruit.

In Isaiah chapter 6, God likens the nation of Israel to a vineyard that was plantedged about but yet failed to bring forth any good fruit and as the result

but yet failed to bring forth any good fruit. And as the result the vineyard was let go and ultimately

destroyed. Now again, the Lord uses that allegory of a vineyard and of a fruitless vineyard to speak of the condition of the nation of Israel.

It is always God's purpose that his people bring forth fruit. Bring forth fruit. The

Bible says, meet unto repentance. Show it. Let's see the fruit of it. Jesus said, I am the true vine, my

father is the husband. And every branch in me brings forth fruit.

And he speaks in the 15th chapter of John as the church and the purpose of God for the church is that it might bring forth fruit. So Israel, in their failure to bring forth fruit

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