Galatians 5:22 - The fruit of the Spirit

“But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.”

Galatians 5:22-23

The fruit of the Spirit is the evidence of the God’s Holy Spirit in a person’s life. The closer you get to Christians who truly walk in the Spirit, the better they look and the more you want to be around them. You can see that they walk in love and they love others immensely. They are joyful. They are longsuffering and patient. They are kind. They are good. They are faithful. They are gentle. They exercise self-control. These are the people that you see Jesus in. And because of their walk with Christ others can see and know that He is real. They radiate integrity and you know that you can trust them. They aren’t perfect, but then they don’t claim to be. They are the “real deal” and readily admit their shortcomings and ask for forgiveness when they have done wrong. Oh, how His people need to be filled with the fruits of His Spirit. May God cause His fruits to increase in our lives, all to the glory of Him.

Father, You are the producer of the fruits of the Spirit, we are merely the bearers. May You produce Your fruits in our lives. We are dependent on You. Do a good work in us. May we be sensitive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit so others can see You and Your fruits in our lives. We want to be people of integrity. We want to be the “real deal.” We want others to trust us. We want to bring glory to You. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.