Matthew 7

Fruit is the natural outgrowth of whatever bears it.  This is a normal phenomena; we even have truisms constructed on this premise (you can't get blood from a turnip; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; a chip off the old block).  Jesus highlights this principle when He refers to the fact that the fruit of a man's life will either bear out the truth or reveal the lie of his words.  Not everyone who claims to love, honor and respect the Lord is actually doing so.  The life lived reveals the truth or lie of a man's words.  So, today, examine your life in light of the words you use on Sunday and other times you gather with God's people.  Be a fruit inspector; and start with your own life!