MAY 2, Galatians 5:22, 23

When a person believes in the Lord Jesus, he will confess his sins and invite Jesus to be his Lord and Saviour. When he genuinely does that, the Holy Spirit will come and live in his heart. If the believer follows the leading of the Holy Spirit and seeks to be filled with the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit produces the Fruit of the Spirit in his heart. The child of God will have the 9 characteristics of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance.

Dear reader, does the Holy Spirit live in your heart? If so, be guided by the Holy Spirit and ask to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Slowly, you will have the 9 virtues of the Fruit of the Spirit in your life. If you are not a child of God, believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be in God’s family!

However, it is not going to be easy to be filled with the Holy Spirit. You must first empty yourself of your pride, selfishness and anger.

Tick off some of the things the person with the fruit of the Spirit will do:
[   ] Play rough and never say “sorry” or “excuse me.”
[   ] Be kind to those smaller and weaker than you.
[   ] Show love to others — share your things.
[   ] Do good and not bad things.
[   ] Be proud and show off all the time.
[   ] Always be thankful to God and be happy with what you have.
[   ] Make trouble for other people.

Thought: Can people see the good qualities of the Fruit of the Spirit in me?

Prayer: Heavenly Father, teach me to understand what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit.In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.