Like father, like son...

You know, “like father, like son,” – and for that matter, “like father, like daughter” – applies in the spiritual realm. Every person who lives and breathes on planet Earth bears a strong resemblance to their spiritual father. They act like their father whether their natural fallen father, the devil, or their adopted-by-faith-in-Jesus-perfectly-holy dad, God. Saints act like the savior. Sinners act like the serpent.

Jesus recognized this fact and spoke of it clearly.

“No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit,” Jesus said to the crowd gathered around him one day. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.” (Luke 6:43-45, NIV)

Jesus believed that you could see the father’s traits in the son’s actions if you watched carefully. He urges his followers to listen intently to what a daughter teaches so we can know to whom she belongs. Jesus assures us that they can tell God’s children and the devil’s apart.

Inspect the fruit of those to whom you listen. Watch their actions.

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