Good Fruit...

Today's Scripture:

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.

Galatians 5:22-23

You might know Christians who are uptight and judgmental, or Christians who give the impression that following Jesus must not be very much fun. Maybe you're one of them. When the Holy Spirit enters a person's life, that person begins to bear a new kind of fruit. And it isn't the fruit of self-righteousness or a gloomy determination to "stick to the rules." No, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

To walk in the Spirit is to be set apart, distinct. Your are distinguished by a loving spirit; you can afford to love others because you're beginning to know how much God loves you. You are distinguished by a greater joy and fulfillment than the people around you. When you are set apart, you begin to take the world less seriously than everyone around you because, in the end, you take something else much more seriously that the world. And that means you can be patient with the short comings of the people around you, you can be kind and good and gentle rather than looking out for number one. Because you know there's much more to life than self-gratification, you can be self-controlled rather than self-indulgent.

But don't expect to do any of that in your own strength. This is the fruit of the Spirit, not the fruit of human beings. Only the Spirit can cause you to bear that kind of fruit.

Selah people' and friends what kind of fruit are you bearing? If the fruit of the Spirit doesn't characterize your life, you'd better reevaluate your walk.

"Peace be with you as we go into the fields as Christ servants seek to bring forth Good fruit."

Your pastor,

Rev Muston (PreacherPatrick)