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Effortless Fruit

Grace AsomaniUncategorizedJune 11, 2020 5 Comments0
 ‘He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.’ John 7:38

Today’s Insight: John 7:37-41

These rivers of living water are referring to the Holy Spirit and the effects He produces in the life of the believer. Galatians 5:22-23 says, ‘the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.’ These qualities should flow out of us as an artesian well. They should not have to be pumped. They will flow as we conform our thinking to God’s Word.

Jesus speaks of bearing fruit in John 15 and declares that ‘. . . without me ye can do nothing’ (Jn. 15:5). This fruit is the product of the Holy Spirit, not our effort. However, since ‘he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit’ (1 Cor. 6:17), then this fruit of the Spirit is also what our born- again spirit produces. Our spirit always has these attributes regardless of what we feel in our emotions. Failure to understand this has caused many Christians to think they would be hypocrites to express joy when the truth is, they are depressed. However, it’s only our soulish part that gets depressed. Our spirit is always bearing the fruit of ‘love, joy, peace, etc.’

For a person who is seeking to walk in the Spirit, it is actually hypocritical to let our soulish emotions dominate our spiritual emotions. The truth is, our spirit is never depressed, just our soul. Those who understand this have the choice of letting their soul depress them or letting the Holy Spirit, through their born-again spirit, release the joy and peace spoken of here.

The ‘fruit’ is not produced by the believer, but by the Holy Spirit, as we live in union with Him. Our part is to yield and trust; God’s part is to produce the fruit.

Source: awmi.net

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5 thoughts on “Effortless Fruit”

  1. Liz
    June 11, 2020 at 9:39 am

    ‘Our part is to yield and trust; God does the rest’… I am reminded of Colossians 1:27 …’Christ in me the hope of Glory’. This devotional reminds us that really and truly it is the Holy Spirit that is at work in us and helps us on a daily basis; yet again we have to yield and trust…in every area and circumstance we must let the Holy Spirit lead!
    Shalom??‍♀️

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  2. Grace Asomani Post author
    June 11, 2020 at 10:26 am

    This is really a good reminder! We can’t produce the fruits of the Spirit by our efforts – we must yield to the Spirit in order to bear fruits (Philippians 2:13).
    More grace unto us!

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  3. Ella
    June 11, 2020 at 1:04 pm

    As Christians, if we believe in the Lord, the spirit takes control and overrides our emotions. The more we read the Bible and pray, the more we display these characteristics.

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  4. Sarah
    June 11, 2020 at 3:20 pm

    Without the sweet fruit spirit of God we can do nothing indeed.

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  5. Akua Obenewaa
    June 13, 2020 at 5:00 pm

    We need to let our behaviours reflect the fruits of the spirit which will keep us well satisfied and fulfilled.

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