The Fruit Of The Spirit – Part 2
Thursday, January 11, 2024Key Verse
“If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25)
Text — Galatians 5:25-26
Message
The Christian life is one directed and controlled by the Spirit of God. It is not lived under the control and dictates of the flesh and the world. Upon giving our lives to Christ, we are expected to bear the fruit of the Spirit. It is not possible to bear this fruit in the unregenerate state (before we are born again). The fruit of the Spirit is a confirmation that indeed we have received Christ’s transforming grace. Christianity goes beyond our words and confessions. It must be lived in word and deeds. We must walk our talk.
The opposite of bearing the fruit of the Spirit is to manifest the works of the flesh. If envy, vain glory and other works of the flesh are prevailing in your life, you need to repent and accept Christ as your Lord and Saviour. Furthermore, you must daily consecrate and yield yourself to the Holy Spirit to enable you bear the fruit of the Spirit. God is ever faithful if we ask Him to give us the grace to possess the fruit of the Spirit.
Quote
Possess the fruit of Spirit
Challenge
Live the Christian life in word and in deed.
Prayer for today
Lord, help me to daily bear the fruit of the Spirit.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
