“If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit”
John 15:5c
Today I want us to consider what KIND of fruit we will bear in Christ. Often we think of good works. While that is definitely important in our walk, what Jesus has in mind is for us to be like Him in His character. Since He is the perfect example of how humans should live, we want to be like Him. We are told what type of fruit that is in Galatians 5:22-23:
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
As we walk with Christ we bear this kind of fruit. It ends by saying ‘against such things there is no law’. The idea is that, if you have this type of character, you don’t even have to think about sinning because you are living a Spirit-filled life of perfection. That is fruit worth cultivating!
PRAY through the list and ask God to develop each of these in you so that you can bear fruit! LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE, KINDNESS, GOODNESS, FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS, SELF-CONTROL.
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