Gal
5:22-23
But the fruit of
the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, self–control. Against such there is no law.
Bible
Reading for a Year
[bible]psalm136[/bible]; [bible]iicor9[/bible]; [bible]ichro8-10[/bible]
Cars have various
kinds of pedal and lever for controlling the vehicle; from the gas pedal, gear
lever, clutch pedal, up to brake pedal. All of them are vital for the vehicle. Without
gas, clutch and gears, the vehicle cannot move forward or backward. Moreover,
without the brakes, the vehicle cannot stop.
And so it is with
human. There are a lot of aspects of our life that need maintenance so we can be
fruitful spiritually. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self–control.
It is clearly
mentioned in the book of Galatians the fruit of the Spirit, instead of the
fruits of the Spirit. It means that the fruit is a unity. We cannot separate
each other or own only one. All of them are related. As the car cannot run well
if a pedal or a level is missing, our life is in trouble if we don’t own the
fruit of the Spirit wholly.
So, how to obtain
the fruit of the Spirit? It’s easy. Let us walk in the Spirit of God ([bible]galat5:25[/bible])
and remove the works of the flesh. By walking in the Spirit, we automatically
produce the fruit.
If
we don’t produce the fruit of the Spirit, surely we still live in the flesh.