Future Fruit

The harvest that buds in the spring

Takes months to come to fruit,
And bearing that fruit to the end
Takes, leaf and branch and root.
 
The labors of each member of
The body’s perfect whole
Is needed to bear such sweet fruit
As pleases heart and soul.
 
So, too, we each have our own tasks
Within the body whole,
And His church will not prosper if
We shirk our needed role.
 
If we are to bring fruit to bear
That pleases the Lord’s heart,
Then let us work together now
To give His fruit a start.
 
1 Corinthians 12:27-28
Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues.