Jesus’ message in our text is straightforward. A tree is known by its fruit. If we see an apple on the tree, we know that we are looking at an apple tree. The apple tree does not have to announce that it is an apple tree, the fact that it produces apples says all that we need to hear. People walk around, proclaiming that they are various things, but when we look at their life, we see something different. Some people say that they are nice, but their life does not display nice. Other people say that they are compassionate, but we cannot see that when we look at what they produce. Many claim to have the fruit of the spirit in their life, but the fruit they produce is anything but the Spirit of God. Our life should be a testament to what we claim to be. If we claim to be a child of God, observers should be able to see that in our life. The apple tree does not have to tell us that it is an apple tree. The fruit speaks for itself. What is our fruit saying about us?