Pray for fruitfulness.
Oh Lord, my Life is in you.
The fruit of the Spirit is not something I can work toward with striving. When it comes to attaining the qualities of your character, I am helpless to gain them no matter how hard I push myself. They are only produced as fruit from a vine, the normal result, the natural product of having been planted in you, and being fed upon you. That is the only way I may grow in you, and you in me.
"When I used to go the way my human nature naturally lead me, my life was characterized by immorality, impurity, indulgence, jealousy, selfish ambition, and much worse. I can't inherit the Kingdom of God acting like that, by acting like an outlaw!
When I allow your Holy Spirit to reign in me, your nature is expressed instead! My life overflows with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Even the highest laws are met by these things". (Galations 5:19-23 -SPS)
I am like a branch you cut off of a wretched “outlaw”fruit tree and grafted into a tree of good fruit. For the first time ever, I have a choice about which nature to live in, and it is your nature that gets fed and watered! Let there be no question, what kind of plant I am.
“Before, you people were darkness, but now the Light of The Lord shines through you; if you walk in belief that you are children of the Light you will grow the fruit of the Light, which is all types of goodness, righteousness, & truth.” Ephesians 5:9 – SPS
God you are pure Light; you have made us like crystals that are constantly being purified and cleansed so that Light is refracted beautifully into all the colors of Love that you intend to express in the world. Your light is not of me, it shines through me.
O shine, Jesus, shine!
Be magnified!
Amen.
No comments:
Post a Comment