The Fruit of the Spirit

By Justin Jeffrey

Text: Galatians 5:16-26

We have choices...

1. Desire to please the flesh
2. Desire to have it both ways - please flesh and Spirit
3. Desire to please the Spirit - bear fruit

Whichever choice you're making begs the question...

• What are you doing to succeed in achieving your desire?

When a person goes all out to achieve their goal, (choice) they are willing to make sacrifices, burn the candle at both ends, do whatever it takes to attain that desire.

The fruit of the Spirt is; faith, love, joy, peace, gentleness, lonsuffering, temperance, meekness, and goodness. Note that they're called fruit for a reason!

Fruit is juicy, sweet, good for you, flavorful, refreshing, purgative, covered with skin, and contains seeds. (plant them!) If you just let them sit and don't eat fruit, it will spoil! What's more, when it comes to fruit; you want the real thing - not plastic, wooden, or styrofoam imitations.

"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing." (John 15:5)

Editor's Note: Justin is our Youth Leader here at New Life. Multi-talented, he is a faithful laborer in so many ways. God has highly favored New Life in selecting Justin for His service.