WHAT THE HOLY SPIRIT WANTS TO PRODUCE IN YOU
Galatians 5: 22:23, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law…
Look close at this verse…the word fruit is really singular in number, not nine fruits, but one fruit composed of nine elements…The first three are in relation to God…the next three are in relation to man and the last three are in relation to ones on inner life…
I love fruit…fruit is wonderful! It’s healthy, beneficial, and delicious…This is one of the reasons Paul used the word “fruit” to describe the wonderful things the Holy Spirit wants to produce inside our lives!
After Paul discusses the works of the flesh in Galatians 5:19-21, he begins to elaborate about the fruit that Holy Spirit produces in a believer’s life…In Gal. 5:22 and 23, he writes, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance…”
Just as Paul previously described the works of the flesh, now he tells us what the Holy Spirit wants to produce in us—and what a contrast there is between the flesh and the Spirit!
The flesh produces “works”---from the Greek word ergos, which implies hard work or hard labor… A life dominated by the flesh is filled with excess, imbalance, unhealthy extremes, laziness, self abuse, hatred, strife, bitterness, irresponsibility, and neglect…
Look close at this verse…the word fruit is really singular in number, not nine fruits, but one fruit composed of nine elements…The first three are in relation to God…the next three are in relation to man and the last three are in relation to ones on inner life…
I love fruit…fruit is wonderful! It’s healthy, beneficial, and delicious…This is one of the reasons Paul used the word “fruit” to describe the wonderful things the Holy Spirit wants to produce inside our lives!
After Paul discusses the works of the flesh in Galatians 5:19-21, he begins to elaborate about the fruit that Holy Spirit produces in a believer’s life…In Gal. 5:22 and 23, he writes, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance…”
Just as Paul previously described the works of the flesh, now he tells us what the Holy Spirit wants to produce in us—and what a contrast there is between the flesh and the Spirit!
The flesh produces “works”---from the Greek word ergos, which implies hard work or hard labor… A life dominated by the flesh is filled with excess, imbalance, unhealthy extremes, laziness, self abuse, hatred, strife, bitterness, irresponsibility, and neglect…
It is the hardest route for any individual yet the flesh still cries out to be in charge, screaming to have its own way, demanding to be the boss…On the other hand, a life dominated by the Holy Spirit is filled with benefits and blessings!
Look at what the Spirit produces—fruit! The word fruit is from the Greek work karpos', which describes the fruit of plants, the fruit of trees, or the fruit of one’s body, such as a person’s children or offspring…
Regardless of whether it is a plant, an animal, or a human, all fruit is produced from some kind of seed…If there is no seed there is no fruit—and the kind of seed that is sown determines the fruit that will be produced…Apples always produce apples; oranges always produce oranges’ dogs produce dogs; cats, cats; human always produce humans…The character of the seed determines the fruit…
The moment you received Jesus as your Savior by faith, God sowed His Spirit and Word into your heart like a seed, and you were spiritually born again by the incorruptible seed of the Word of God…(1st Peter 1:23)…and just like apples produce apples and so forth, God’s seed in you began to produce Godly character!
Look at what the Spirit produces—fruit! The word fruit is from the Greek work karpos', which describes the fruit of plants, the fruit of trees, or the fruit of one’s body, such as a person’s children or offspring…
Regardless of whether it is a plant, an animal, or a human, all fruit is produced from some kind of seed…If there is no seed there is no fruit—and the kind of seed that is sown determines the fruit that will be produced…Apples always produce apples; oranges always produce oranges’ dogs produce dogs; cats, cats; human always produce humans…The character of the seed determines the fruit…
The moment you received Jesus as your Savior by faith, God sowed His Spirit and Word into your heart like a seed, and you were spiritually born again by the incorruptible seed of the Word of God…(1st Peter 1:23)…and just like apples produce apples and so forth, God’s seed in you began to produce Godly character!
The kind of seed always determines the outcome of the fruit; therefore, you should expect your life to yield the fruits of the Spirit, for that is the seed God has sown into you heart…
Does a vinedresser worry that his grapevines might produce oranges? Of course not…He knows that grapevines only produce grapes…Does the owner of an orange grove run to see if his orange trees have produced watermelons? I don’t think so…He knows his trees will produce oranges because orange trees only produce oranges…
Does a vinedresser worry that his grapevines might produce oranges? Of course not…He knows that grapevines only produce grapes…Does the owner of an orange grove run to see if his orange trees have produced watermelons? I don’t think so…He knows his trees will produce oranges because orange trees only produce oranges…
If someone wants to grow watermelons, he has to plant watermelon seeds…Once those watermelon seeds are in the ground, he can rest assured that eventually he will have long vines growing juicy watermelons in his garden…
The same principle holds true in the spiritual realm…To get what you want, you have to plant the right seed, because seed always produce fruit after its kind…
The same principle holds true in the spiritual realm…To get what you want, you have to plant the right seed, because seed always produce fruit after its kind…
So if God has sown His Spirit and His Word into your heart, you have every right to expect divine fruit to be produced inside you!
The fruit that the Spirit produces is wonderful, godly fruit, overflowing with blessings and life…As you allow the Holy Spirit to produce these fruits in you, you’ll find that people love to be near you because you’re such a pleasurable experience for them…Once they partake of the love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance that is evident in your life, they will want to come back for multiple servings of that luscious fruit…
So don’t give way to the flesh and allow it to produce its ugly work in your life…Instead, yield to the Spirit and allow the seed of God’s Spirit and Word to produce the fruit of the Spirit in your life…You are the one who makes the ultimate decision of who is going to rule you, so choose wisely today…
So don’t give way to the flesh and allow it to produce its ugly work in your life…Instead, yield to the Spirit and allow the seed of God’s Spirit and Word to produce the fruit of the Spirit in your life…You are the one who makes the ultimate decision of who is going to rule you, so choose wisely today…
Do you want to walk in the cruel, hard, bitter works of the flesh? Or would you prefer to mortify the deeds of the flesh and allow the Holy Spirit to produce His wonderful fruit in you?
Which path are you going to choose…Every path has a predetermined destination…That is the principle of the path…
We always reap what we sow, that is the principle of the harvest…Take a second right now and review your day and think what path were you on and what seed did you plant while you were on that path?
Remember the flesh only produces vices but the Spirit produce virtues…We know that all vises are bad but a virtue is always an asset, good quality, good feature, or desirable quality…good value, good worth, high merit, high caliber…etc…
We must remember we all have evil desires, and we can’t ignore them…In order for us to follow the Holy Spirit’s guidance, we must deal with them decisively (Crucify them, 5:24)…These desires include obvious sins such as sexual immorality and witchcraft…They also include less obvious sins such as selfish ambition, hatred; and jealousy…
Which path are you going to choose…Every path has a predetermined destination…That is the principle of the path…
We always reap what we sow, that is the principle of the harvest…Take a second right now and review your day and think what path were you on and what seed did you plant while you were on that path?
Remember the flesh only produces vices but the Spirit produce virtues…We know that all vises are bad but a virtue is always an asset, good quality, good feature, or desirable quality…good value, good worth, high merit, high caliber…etc…
We must remember we all have evil desires, and we can’t ignore them…In order for us to follow the Holy Spirit’s guidance, we must deal with them decisively (Crucify them, 5:24)…These desires include obvious sins such as sexual immorality and witchcraft…They also include less obvious sins such as selfish ambition, hatred; and jealousy…
Those who ignore such sins or refuse to deal with them reveal that they have not received the gift of the Spirit that leads to a transformed life…
The fruit of the Spirit is the spontaneous work of the Holy Spirit in us…The Spirit produces these character traits that are found in the nature of Christ…They are the by products of Christ control—we cannot obtain them on our own…we must have His help…If we want the fruit of the Spirit to grow in us we must join our lives to His…(John 15:4-5)…we must know Him, love Him, remember Him, and imitate Him…As a result, we will fulfill the intended purpose of the law—to love God with all of our heart and to love our neighbors as well…
Because the God who sent the law also sent the Spirit, the by-products of the Spirit filled life are in perfect harmony with the intent of God’s law…A person who exhibits the fruit of the Spirit fulfills the law far better than a person who observes the rituals but has little love in his or her heart…
Thanks,
The fruit of the Spirit is the spontaneous work of the Holy Spirit in us…The Spirit produces these character traits that are found in the nature of Christ…They are the by products of Christ control—we cannot obtain them on our own…we must have His help…If we want the fruit of the Spirit to grow in us we must join our lives to His…(John 15:4-5)…we must know Him, love Him, remember Him, and imitate Him…As a result, we will fulfill the intended purpose of the law—to love God with all of our heart and to love our neighbors as well…
Because the God who sent the law also sent the Spirit, the by-products of the Spirit filled life are in perfect harmony with the intent of God’s law…A person who exhibits the fruit of the Spirit fulfills the law far better than a person who observes the rituals but has little love in his or her heart…
Thanks,
Minister Robert. N. Graves, Sr.
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