The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Lawless

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."

Galatians 5:22-23

A quick and easy way to tell a child of God isn’t through the things that come from people’s mouths; it is not through the praise they offer up in worship service, but the kind of fruit that they bear in their lives… The fruit which we produce is a direct reflection of the seed which lives within and this fruit cannot be altered or changed from its original state… This is why Paul states the characteristics of the fruit of the Spirit… These characteristics cannot be found in fruit that is not produced within the Spirit of God… For example, the bible teaches us that God is love; therefore, being a child of God, one must have fruit of love in their lives which not only takes root in them but also produces an offspring of love to enable them to extend a hand to their adversary or forgive one who has wronged them… You cannot straddle the fence with a mixed bag of fruit and call yourself a child of the highest… This is one exact reason why we find a passage in the gospel of Matthew that speaks to recognizing people by the fruit that they bear… “By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? (Matthew 7:16)” This message is imperative for us today because as a child of God we are not known by what we claim but the fruit that we bear… Paul writes to the church of Galatia reminding them of the fruit that the Spirit indeed does bear; today let us read these verses and take an inventory of our lives to see if we are baring these fruits, if we aren’t, then it is time that we make sure that we are walking in the right spirit… As a child of God, we are to be filled with His spirit and this is displayed in our daily actions… 

ALL FOR HIS GLORY!