The fruit of the Spirit express the character of Christ. God in us through His Spirit reveals God to others in how we are. This is seen particularly in the characteristic of patience. Considering patience is fascinating in a world that promotes speed as a great quality. In that kind of world something that takes […]
Read More Fruit of the Spirit: Patience (The Fruit Series 23)Joy as an expression of the Spirit living in is a fascinating truth to deal with. There’s happiness and then there’s joy. There is something about this quality that goes a lot further than a momentary response to something positively stimulating. There is something about this quality that is rich and deep and exists whatever […]
Read More Fruit of the Spirit: Joy (The Fruit Series 21)In the beginning when God created man it was His plan that man would be made in His image and in His likeness. Man was to reflect God on the earth. Completing the creation of man process, God breathed into the nostrils of man who then became a living being. Later when Jesus returned from […]
Read More Fruit of the Spirit: Love (The Fruit Series 20)A friend of the family shared their produce from their field. The variety of the vegetables was impressive. What was even more fascinating was the way they described the way they had to time planting of the seeds to maximise the produce at the right time. They could depend on different vegetables cropping up at […]
Read More Fruit of the Word – Right on Time (The Fruit Series 19)Previously I had written on how Jesus informed those who would hear how what defiles them doesn’t come from without, but from within. The issue was an inside job, recognising what was in would soon come out. If what what was in would soon come out, it is worth taking on the counselling offered by […]
Read More Fruit of the Word – It Will Produce (The Fruit Series 18)The way Wisdom describes herself in Proverbs 8 continues to be one of the strongest and most attractive arguments for loving wisdom I have come across. Just hearing her declare what she has, what she does and how much she benefits anyone who seeks her, makes it maddening that we ignore her. After a period […]
Read More Fruit of Wisdom (The Fruit Series 17)What can a family look like when it comes to fruition? Not just the blood family, but a family of believers who grow together. One person’s idea of development can be very different to God’s. The person can be hung up on organisational affiliation but never actively address genuine spiritual development. Where God is very […]
Read More When We Come to Fruition (The Fruit Series 16)And he said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”(MRK 7:20-23 ESV) There’s a saying […]
Read More Bad Fruit – Rotten From The Core (The Fruit Series 15)I watched something recently that made me sad. I saw things that were meant to be so beautiful, corrupted by the pursuit of money and power. Relationships so sacred were sullied by deception. Interactions designed to help each other were full of mistrust and disrespect. Enforcing this was a system that was more concerned with […]
Read More Let It Grow NaturallyWhen the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, […]
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