Galatians 5:22-23 (KJV)But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
The fruits of the Spirit are wonderful expressions of what God is doing in the lives of His children. And, if you are like me, they are something that at times seem far from being as much a part of you as you might desire. When life turns up the heat, the fruits of love, joy, peace, etc. are not often enough, the first fruits I see emerging from my pressure cooked person. The bad stuff boils to the surface--the steam is let off--and it's not pretty. But thank God that we do not have to remain enslaved by the chains of the flesh. Jesus said that He is the vine and we are the branches, and that apart from Him we could do nothing. As we remain in Him, grounded in His Word, disciplined to spend time at His feet; we will have what is needed to bear the good fruits. And as we grow in Him, in time, the good fruits will be the first fruits we will see.
Have A Blessed day
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