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'Fruit
of the Spirit'
Phil Ware
God's Holy Fire
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
Against such things there is no law.” — Galatians
5:22-23 NIV
Key Thought
Sometimes
we misunderstand "fruit of the Spirit" because
we say "fruits of the Spirit."
This difference seems
like such a small thing, but, unfortunately, this small thing can lead us to a
dangerously false conclusion.
The fruit of the Spirit
involves all nine of these qualities.
We can't excuse a lack of
growth in one area or another as simply not having all the fruits of the
Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is
working to create the character of Jesus in us (2 Corinthians
3:18; see also Galatians 4:19).
He wants to see us
growing in each area; we should not excuse ourselves from any one of these
qualities of Jesus.
I don't know about you,
but there are several areas in which I need to grow — but I believe the Spirit
is making progress in them.
Let's keep encouraging
each other to let the Spirit lead us to become more and more like Jesus in
every way!
Today's Prayer
O
precious Father, God Most High, thank you for your patience, grace, and
forgiveness. I want the Holy Spirit to lead me and empower me to grow in every
way, but especially so that I can be more and more like Jesus in love, joy,
peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and
self-control. Thank you for hearing my prayer offered in Jesus' name. Amen.
God's Holy Fire is a daily devotional about the work of the Holy
Spirit in our lives.
The Thoughts and Prayer for God's Holy
Fire are written by Phil Ware.
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