The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 23:24 (HCSB)
24 The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly, and one who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 64:10 (HCSB)
10 The righteous one rejoices in the LORD and takes refuge in Him; all those who are upright in heart will offer praise.
The Word of God for encouragement:
Galatians 5:16 (HCSB)
16 I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.
Galatians 5:22-23 (HCSB)
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
23 gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.
My observation:
The key take away from this chapter is that Christ followers should walk (live) like the one they follow. Our focal passage gives nine attributes that are a picture of Christ.
You cannot live like this by keeping the law. You can only live like this by the Spirit of God. The law works by force; grace works by faith. Why look to the law for what it cannot do. Rather, look to Christ for what he has already done. Think about this.
Galatians 5:7 (HCSB)
7 You were running well. Who prevented you from obeying the truth?
Open the doors of your heart, and allow the fruit of the Spirit to flow out of you and into the lives that you encounter on your daily journey through this life. Never forget that God's grace is sufficient for all of your needs.
If Christ is in you, by faith, allow him to flow out of you to touch this world for the glory of God. Don't be a container, be a channel of the fruit of the Spirit.
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I am so grateful for the gift of the fruit of the Spirit that you give to your believing children.
Father, I pray that my life will be a channel of distribution of the fruit of the Spirit flowing from within me, and into the lives of others. Father, I pray that the giver of the fruit will enable me by his power to be a channel and not a container of the fruit of the Spirit. In Jesus name, Amen.
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Galatians 1:3-5 (HCSB)
3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,
4 who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father.
5 To whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
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