The Fruit of the Spirit (Summary)
“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives; Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things” (Galatians 5:22,23 NLT).
All the fruit—one gift
I’ve included the Scripture and one thought from each post in this series. I hope that you find it useful.
Sent from the Father
“But when the Father sends the advocate as my representative--that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you” (John 14:26 NLT).
”Along with the Holy Spirit, we received fruit, that is, the Fruit of the Spirit.”
The Fruit of the Spirit (Love)
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38,39 NIV).
“That’s right, God loves each and every one of us, and He always will, no matter what.”
The Fruit of the Spirit (Joy)
“Nehemiah said, ‘Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve. For the joy of the Lord is your strength” (Nehemiah 8:10 NIV).
“Keith Moore ends his article with this: ‘That’s what the body of Christ is supposed to do—have fun and rejoice in our salvation. We’re supposed to enjoy the goodness of God. We’re supposed to be so blessed and happy that sinners look at us and say, ‘I want that! I want that kind of Christianity.’”
The Fruit of the Spirit (Peace)
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth,
give I unto you” (John 14:27 KJV).
“Jesus leaves us peace, and His peace is not like the world’s peace. His peace is personal and it lasts forever.”
The Fruit of the Spirit (Patience)
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9 NIV).
“Chances to grow in patience may be uncomfortable, but they do draw us closer to our Lord, so I thank Him for them.”
The Fruit of the Spirit (Kindness)
“She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue” (Proverbs 31:26 ESV).
“The teaching of kindness by the “wife of noble character” has grown from kindness within the family to the entire population of the world.”
The Fruit of the Spirit (Goodness)
“As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. ‘Good teacher,’ he asked, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life.’ “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good–except God alone.” (Mark 19:17,18 NIV).
“Make no mistake, we as Christians are being watched by non-Christians to see if we really do walk our talk. Those are the silent sermons we preach.”
Fruit of the Spirit (Faithfulness)
“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:22,23 NIV).
“As surely as we know that the Sun will rise tomorrow; as surely as we know that Mt Rainier will still be there tomorrow; as surely as we know that the stars will fill the sky tonight; we can be more sure that God is faithful to love us.”
The Fruit of the Spirit (Gentleness)
“Come to me all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:28-30 NIV).
“So let us be gentle and bring one more soul into the Kingdom of God.”
The Fruit of the Spirit (Self-control)
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we are imperishable. So I do not run aimlessly, I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified” (1 Corinthians 9:24-27 ESV).
“When my first act of self-control is to turn control over to Him by accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior, I am GUARANTEED eternity with Him. No athlete has ever won a prize better than that!”
All these things were given to us when we accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior. So we can say that we have love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. All we have to do is use them!
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Ed Croyle
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