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 [NIV]
If I could wish for 9 gifts, it would be hard to think of 9 better than those mentioned above in Galatians 22. These are the fruits of the Spirit – by crucifying our sinful nature and being ruled by the Spirit we can find evidence of these fruits in our lives. Does an apple tree grow oranges? Do you find plums on a pear tree? Neither can you expect to find an abundance of Spiritual fruits in a life ruled by human nature.
We are encouraged to make sure we get 5 portions of fruit or vegetables every day to improve our physical health – it strikes me that 5 of the above spiritual fruits would be good for our spiritual health.
Let's see more of these fruits in our lives today. After all, there is no law against them!
Amen
Dave MacLellan
Read the Bible in a year: Proverbs 23:10-18 Isaiah 49:8-51:16 Galatians 6:1-18
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