Jesus gave you new life to produce ripe spiritual fruit as His priest.
“behold, the rod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds.” (Num 17:8)
“even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ” (Eph 2:5)
“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people” (1Pet 2:9)
“By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.” (Jn 15:8)
“To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father” (Rev 1:5-6)
“But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light” (1Pet 2:9)
“which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power.” (1Tim 6:15-16)
“that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” (Rom 6:4)
“And let our people also learn [manthano] to maintain good works, to meet urgent needs, that they may not be unfruitful.” (Tit 3:14)
“that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work [agathos ergon]” (Col 1:10)
“that you may be married to another—to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God.” (Rom 7:4)
“For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (2Pet 1:8)
“Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” (Jn 15:2)
“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.” (15:5)
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” (15:4)
“You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.” (15:16)
“But he who received seed on the good [kalos] ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.” (Matt 13:23)
“But these are the ones sown on good [kalos] ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.” (Mk 4:20)
“But the ones that fell on the good [kalos] ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble [kalos] and good [agathos] heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.” (Lk 8:15)
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.” (Jn 14:12)
Reading: Num 16-18; Matt 10