Little Foxes

Little Foxes Spoil The Vine

Song 2:15 “Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.””

Song of Solomon 2:15 (MSB): Catch us the foxes. Perhaps, as she literally did in the vineyards, Solomon wanted her to do by analogy in their relationship, i.e., to remove those things in their relationship that would spoil their blossoming love. It could also be thought of as “Let us.…”

Little things and details that go unchecked that or we refuse to deal with have

Believers are meant to bear fruit

John 15:1-6 ““I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.”

We are to bear fruit

Fruit, more fruit, and much fruit

Deal With Little Foxes

Little leaven - 1 Corinthians 5:6

Little slumber - Proverbs 6:10-11

Little member - James 3:6

Little gratitude - Zechariah 4:10

Walk in the Spirit

Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”

Crucify the flesh

Galatians 5:24 “And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”

Romans 6:11 “So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.”

Romans 13:14 “But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.”

1 Peter 4:1 “Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,”

John 3:30 “He must increase, but I must decrease.””

Accountability

65% more likely to meet a goal after committing to another person.

95% more likely if you establish an ongoing partnership