Good Morning Friends,
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have
crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the
Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited,
provoking and envying each other.” (Galatians 5:22-26)
A tree doesn’t have to work to produce its
fruit. The fruit is the natural product of a living, healthy tree. A tree that
is firmly planted in good soil and that receives adequate water, food, and light
will grow and produce its fruit.
So, too, a Christian does not have to work to
produce our fruit. The fruit is the natural product of a living, healthy
Christian. A Christian who is firmly planted in good soil, a solid relationship
to Jesus Christ, and who receives adequate water, food, and light will grow and
produce its fruit. Water, food, and light include such things as the intake of
the Word of God, a life of prayer, worship, service, and obedience to the Lord.
Spiritual growth is not rocket science. It’s
not complicated. Spiritual growth requires just the simple things that we
already know about. And through those things, the Spirit works in our lives to
produce the most marvelous fruit possible, the changing of our very character
into more and more of the character that Jesus demonstrated.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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