1 The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit CHAPTER 1 THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT hatisafruit? Afruitisthe outcomeofa seed.Now,letstalkaboutthe lifestyleof a fruit. When a seed is planted,itneedsmineralsto germinate.Duringgermination, theleavesgrow,theflowers blossomsout,anditsoutcome becomes fruits. W 2 The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit A fruit is a vitamin element just as weareGodselement.Weneed materialstosurvive,but unfortunately, most Christians are stillseedlings,notwillingtodie norgerminate.Theflowerofa fruitisthesourceofthefruit, thenourfloweristhesourceof ourgrowth.Ourflowermaybe ourteachers,parents,spiritual mentors,spiritualmodels, pastor, counsellor, Christian friends. When I mean a source, I mean the origin,thestartingline/point,the 3 The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit focus,thebeginningofa particular thing. Most of us thinks, weshouldalwaysleave everythingtoGod,butthatis wrong.Wealwaysforgetthe phraseBUILDUPYOURSELF.I nevermeantyoushouldnotrely onGod,buthelpyourself.God willnotdoanythingwithoutyou doingyourownpart.Godwill always do his part, it justremains aquestionforyou,CANYOUDO YOURPART?Godwillnothelp youpray,hewillnothelpyou buildyourfaith,hewillonly increase it. 4 The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. KJV Luke 17:5 Youaretheonethatneedsto buildyourfaithbutaskhimto increase it for you as the apostles did above. If you want to be somebody in life, if you want to go somewhere, you have to wake up and pay attention. The above means while building up yourself, you have got to have more than two physical, natural, 5 The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit balancing ears. You have to possess an inner ear which pays full and total attention to God. What is a spirit? A spirit is an invisible element of a body, either dead which has gone for judgement or living which is still active. Now the spirit we are talking about is the Holy Spirit. He is the one Jesus Christ promised to send to us. Acts 1:4-8. The Spirit is omnipresent and is very careful and does not do anything rashly. 6 The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit The fruit of the Holy Spirit is nine in number. SayingIS NINE is not a mistake nor a coincidence, it is the truth. Every law in this world has a father which is LOVE. But the punishment does not have any father as they are all independent. The fruit of the Holy Spirit is nine in number, which are; LOVE, JOY, PEACE, LONG SUFFERING, GENTLENESS, GOODNESS, FAITH, MEEKNESS, TEMPERANCE. They are more than one. The bible says Fruit not fruits, i.e. they are all categorised under LOVE. 7 The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit For the whole law can be summed up in this one command LOVE your neighbour as yourself Galatians 5:14 A Christian has to possess this thing. Apostle Paul was able to practice, teach, show and continue these things, this was why he was able to list them down. As I said earlier on, they are all categorised under Love. Love 8 The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit demands much from every one of us. Giving without loving is very much possible, but loving without giving is very impossible. -Evang. Blessing Philemon Therewasaboyatschoolwho askedmeforsomemoney.I,at first,feltreluctanttogivehim, butIgavehim.Laterintheday,I askedforanoteandhegaveme tellingmethatifnotbecauseI hadgivenhimthemoney,he wouldnotanswerme.Loveisa 9 The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit particular,practicalandphysical emotionthatcantear,build, make,destroy,mouldandshape onesdestiny.Loveisnot betweencouplesbuteverybody andGod.Whenyousayto someone I LOVE YOU, you are not sayingtothepersonthatyou wanttomarryher/himoryou wanttocommit adultery/fornicationoryouwant seducetheperson.Mostsisters seethatasawayoftoastingas yousayit.Theytakeitinto considerationandstarttospread itaroundthatBrothersososo, 10 The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit want to marry me and so on. NO. Itisnotdonelikethat,Love, whetherinmarriageorin individuallives,means relationship with God. The fruit of theSpiritiswritten/givento guideustoabstainfromsin.God wouldnotwantustostainhis name. The fruit of the Spirit is also given for encouragement. The Galatians weresadanddowncastedwhen hewrotetheletter,nowwhen theyreadthisside,theywere 11 The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit joyous.Itcanbeusedto encouragepeoplewhothinkall hopeisgone.Everybodyhasa purposeonthisearth,butnot everybody fulfils it. Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee. Jeremiah 1:5 Itisalsoforthebuildupoffaith. Galatians5Verse23explains that: 12 The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit 23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Knowing that the law is not made for a righteous man 1 Timothy 1:9 Itmeansthatwhenweobeythis fruit,webuildupourfaithwhich helpsnottodowrongthings whichthelawpunisherscould find us guilty of. Thefruitofaplantisthemost nutritious part of the plant. When 13 The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit you go to a tree or plant, the first thingyoulookforisthefruitor littleshoot.WhenJesuswentto thefigtree,heexpectedsome fruit, but he was disappointed and devastated.AndJesuscursedit. Matthew21:18-19.The importanceofthefruitonatree canberelatedtothatofthe spirit.Atreesfruitdraws attractiontherefore;thefruitof theSpiritinyourlifemustdraw theattentionofpeopleintoyour life.GodisLove.Youmustlove. Withoutlove,youarenota Christian. As long as God is love, if 14 The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit youdontlove,youdontknow God.Thisisthefirstlawoflove. Christians are into six types: 1.Dumb-like Christians 2.Unbelieving Christians 3.Unserious Christians 4.Fasting-obsessed Christians 5.Materialism Christians 6.Christ like Christians Thedumb-likeChristiansare thosewholoveGodbutcannot pray.TheunbelievingChristians loveGodbuttheydonotbelieve in the power of his resurrection. 15 The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrectionPhil 3:10 UnseriousChristiansonlylove whentheyareinthechurch, fastingobsessedChristianslove God butcover it up with religious services.TheMaterialism Christiansaretheworstkindof Christians.Thesearetheones thatloveGodformammon (money). The Christ-like Christians arethosewholoveGodforwho He is.16 The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit The fruit of the spirit is used as an influentialimplement.Whenyou showthefruitoftheHolySpirit, peoplearoundyouwillget influencedbyyourcharacter,life and behaviour. Matthew 3:14-16. Influenceislikeanimpact. Implement is a tool. An influential implementmeansatoolfor impact.Duringthetimeofthe apostles,heavenneverforone day waited for a new life, there is alwaysrejoicinginheavenas every minute, a believer is won to 17 The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit Christ.Why?Theapostlelives shined to the people of the world. (c) Holy Spirit godswordng.blogspot.com