Bearing fruits after ur own kind
father was a prominent lawyer and politician. He also owned a number of
racehorses and a hotel. So you see, he was more or less regarded as a “big”
man in society.
When I became born again, I would often speak at length to him about Christ.
But the more I tried, the more I failed. In fact, as a young raw student, I
realized I was nowhere near his calibre, not to mention the age difference of
about thirty years.
So he said to me, “Listen, son, if you want me to receive your message, you
better go get a doctorate in Theology from Trinity College (a Bible College),
then come again.”
And that was that. When my father spoke, it was final.
I do not recall seeing any born-again Christians who were politicians and
lawyers ever speak to him about Jesus. However, when those of his colleagues
who were Freemasons came after him, he accepted their message and became
a Freemason.
It was not until the Lord showed me some Scriptures in the Bible, that I
understood why my father had not been able to receive the Gospel from me.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind,
[mark those words] cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after
his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his
kind, and cattle after their kind...and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1: 24,25
The Word of God teaches us here that every living thing is supposed to bring
forth after its kind. This means that you are expected to give birth to
something which is just like yourself. Why is this the case? Because that is
the natural order God has set on the earth! So if you are a frog, God expects
you to give birth to frogs, and not to ap