A grapevine usually does not grab one’s attention, except when its branches are laden with lush clusters of fruit; it is the fruit that is the main attraction to the vine! However it is the function of the vine to provide the vital sap to the branches producing the fruit. In John 15:1-8 Jesus likens […]
Jesus spoke to them again saying, I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life” John 8:12. The contrast is between the righteousness of God illuminating like the noonday sun, and the darkness of sin obscuring like the darkest midnight! The world […]
In Isaiah 58 God lays out the details of a fast He has chosen, which entails a lot more than just abstaining from food or some other pleasure and luxury; the fast that meets God’s approval will be followed by deeds of His heart in service and ministry to others! What I see here is […]
“But the fruit of the Spirit is…self-control” Galatians 5:22-23. This fruit has to do especially with sexual activity, but as we learn from other Scriptures like Colossians 3:5-10, it encompasses every area of our life! The Apostle writes in 1 Corinthians 9:27 “But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest…I myself should […]
“But the fruit of the Spirit is…Meekness” KJV (which we are using for today’s meditation). Meek, gentle, humble, lowly all seem to be companions in this fruit. We should never confuse meekness as being weakness, rather as I quote from the Spirit Filled Life Bible; it is “power under control. The person who possesses this […]
“But the fruit of the Spirit is…faith” Galatians 5:22 KJV. Today we are again looking at the fruit of the Spirit called faith that is implanted in us by the Holy Spirit Himself. Colossians 2:7 says, “rooted and built up in Him (Christ) and established (stabilized) in the faith, (truth and truthfulness of God) as […]
“But the fruit of the Spirit is…kindness” These nine manifestations of the Holy Spirit in our lives sometimes overlap each other, all being interlocked like the links of a chain each lengthening it and being part of the whole. This fruit of kindness, which is translated as gentleness in the King James Version of the […]
In last week’s meditation we saw that longsuffering is an attribute of God Himself; today we are looking at His purpose for it to become an attribute of we His children as well. Synonyms for longsuffering include such things as forgiving, resigned, tolerant, accommodating, patient, and selfless. Since this is a fruit of the Holy […]
“…the fruit of the Spirit is…longsuffering…” The dictionary defines longsuffering when used as an adjective as “bearing injuries, trials. Etc. patient for a long time”, and, used as a noun it is “long and patient endurance of trials.” The Bible uses this word on different occasions as descriptive of God. In Exodus 34:7 He proclaimed […]
As we saw last week peace with God, the foundation stone of real peace, has been obtained for us by Christ Jesus. Now we not only have peace with God but we are given access to “the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, (and) will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” Philippians […]