Friday Reflection July 9, 2021

Friday Reflection July 9, 2021

Inventory!

Good morning friends, happy Friday!

Today’s verse for reflection is Galatians 5: 22 – 23
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control”.

I am going to take my chances and say MOST, if not ALL of us are familiar with this passage of scripture.
It’s a popular verse to quote and preach from, but how many of us really read, listen and take action?

Today, we will seek to do an inventory
Where are we with each of the components that make up the fruit ? Before we do so, Let me remind us a little about this scripture.

In verse 19- 21, Paul listed the actions of the flesh: sexual impurity, idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition etc.

He then came to verse 22 and 23 where he made a comparison by listing the result or the work of the Spirit in a believer’s life ; love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, gentleness, and self-control. The fruits of the Spirit are evidence of the work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of Christians.

If there is no evidence of the components that make up this fruit, it means we are not living the way we are to live as believers

What it means then, is that we are engaged in the works of the FLESH that Paul talks about in verses 19 – 21.

Today, I want us to take an inventory of our behavior to see where we are with our fruit. Is it whole? , It is rotten? And does it need attention at the root?.

I have attached a chart that might be helpful in the process. Rate yourself in all honesty before God and man!. And take action thereafter to ensure you are living a life filled with the Holy Spirit

You may provide feedback if you so wish
Have a blessed weekend.
Shaneka Raymore Euphfa