MAY 29, Galatians 5:22, 23

Remember the 9 characteristics of the Fruit of the Spirit? Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance. These 9 virtues will be found in the child of God. And there is no law or commandment against these 9 good characteristics of the Fruit of the Spirit.

Dear reader, have you believed in the Lord Jesus? Because of God’s love and grace, you can be saved through faith in the Lord Jesus. Then the Holy Spirit will live in your heart. But remember, it will be a long process, and the Holy Spirit cannot do His work if you insist on living your life the way you want. If you submit to Him, the Holy Spirit will produce His Fruit in you gradually.

You will find that you can develop some characteristics of the Fruit of the Holy Spirit faster than others. For example, you may be strong in faith, but still hot-tempered. You then need to develop the characteristic of temperance. Does that mean you have failed in producing the Fruit of the Spirit? No, it does not. What it means is that you need to work on characteristics that are lacking.

Thought: May I improve each portion of the Fruit bit by bit…

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for these lessons on the Fruit of the Holy Spirit. Teach me to be more like Jesus each day, for in being so, I will have more and more of the Fruit of the Spirit. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.