The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. (Galatians 5:22)
Are you experiencing these things in your life today? If so, what can you do today to thank God for these great gifts? If not, what can you do to submit to God in obedience and serve His will?
Put Off
Have you put off the bad fruit that it is God’s desire for you to shed? Such as futile thinking, a hard heart, insensitivity, sensuality, impurity, deceitful desires, falsehood, sinful anger, stealing, unwholesome talk, bitterness, rage, brawling, slander, malice, sexual immorality, greed, obscenity, foolish talk, course joking, foolishness, drunkenness and debauchery.
Put On
Have you put on the good fruit that God would have you wear? Such as righteousness, holiness, truthfulness, hard work, sharing with those in need, kindness, compassion, forgiveness, love, thanksgiving, goodness, righteousness, truth, wisdom, making the most of every opportunity, understanding God’s will, being filled with the Spirit, joyful worship of God, submission (to God and one another), humility, gentleness, patience, bearing with one another, and striving for peace.
Changing Our Thinking
To put off the old and put on the new, we need to change our way of thinking. We must use our minds to think spiritual thoughts, rather than those that are futile or merely natural to man. Renewing the mind like this requires the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, which comes only through faith in Christ. We must be in unity with the Spirit to put on the righteousness and holiness of God in practical life, believing that He has made us alive with a new resurrected life, and filled us with the Holy Spirit. We must also know God’s Word through the Scripture, to correct our misconceptions about His character and plan. We must be “right thinking.” Knowing the truth of God’s Word through His Spirit will transform our minds, leading to a changed life which manifests itself in different attitudes and actions.
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