Fruit
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Gal. 5:22-23
I used to think of the fruit in categories of growth, one building on the other. But it occurs to me that they are personality traits of the Holy Spirit that demonstrate who He is. They are His outworking in our lives as we yield to Him. One does not come easier than the other – love is not demonstrated more than self-control. They are not legislated into our lives or willed into our lives but gifted and permeated as a “natural” emanation of Him because He resides in us. May the Holy Spirit (and His personality traits) so invade your personality that others can’t tell where you stop and He begins.
Gal. 5:22-23
I used to think of the fruit in categories of growth, one building on the other. But it occurs to me that they are personality traits of the Holy Spirit that demonstrate who He is. They are His outworking in our lives as we yield to Him. One does not come easier than the other – love is not demonstrated more than self-control. They are not legislated into our lives or willed into our lives but gifted and permeated as a “natural” emanation of Him because He resides in us. May the Holy Spirit (and His personality traits) so invade your personality that others can’t tell where you stop and He begins.
posted by brent at 9:26 AM
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