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The Fruit of the Spirit
Love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith, meek-
ness, temperance.
Wouldn’t it be great to live a life with
all of these wonderful characteristics
coming from within you on a daily
basis?
What would a life filled with
constant and overflowing joy look
like?
Do you know someone who
walks in complete peace, regard-
less of the turmoil that is going
around them? How about that gen-
tle person in your life?
I have been studying the
fruit
of the Spirit
for some time and
am excited to share some thoughts
with you that I believe the Lord has
shown me.
Galatians 5:22-23
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, meekness, temper-
ance: against such there is no law.”
We learn from scripture
that these are not individ-
ual "fruits" from which we
pick and choose. Ra-
ther, the
fruit of the
Spirit
is one (nine-
fold) "fruit". If you
have one, you have
them all. They come
as a package deal.
This “fruit list” is a reflection of
God’s character and flows through
men and women who have been born
again (John 3:1-7) and are truly walking
in the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:1-4).
You cannot produce this fruit on your
own (John 15:5). God is the One that pro-
duces the fruit in and through you
.
Even
under the Old Testament Law a believer
produced good fruit only by God’s power.
At times, a person may imitate or produce a
product that is similar to God’s fruit; how-
ever, the truth is: people are not capable of
producing real “God” love, joy, and peace
on their own. These valuable characteris-
tics are a
gift from God
alone!
In John 15, Jesus says: if you want the
fruit of the Spirit
to show up in your daily
walk, you must be grafted into Him – just
like a branch is grafted into the main vine
coming out of the ground. Then you must
walk in Him, meaning:
You must have the mind of God
continually.
You must let go of every situation
in your life and hand it all over to
God.
The Fruit of the Spirit
— Joe Keim
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