But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Galatians 5:22
The definition of gentleness: free from harshness, sternness. soft, delicate and moderate.
Wonderful qualities for us as Christians to demonstrate our love for Jesus and others.
There is an old quote “We catch more flies with honey than vinegar.”
The Bible says, Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Galatians 5:22
The term for long suffering is : having or showing patience in spite of troubles, especially those caused by other people.
This is a perfect description. Are we patient with people even when they cause us trouble, hurt us or unkind?
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Galatians 5:22
God gives us many fruits of the Spirit when we are saved. One of the great blessings is peace.
We do not need to be worried or afraid. God promises peace. We need to demonstrate that peace to others. We should live a peaceful life at home, in the workplace and wherever we are.
We are calm and quiet in all circumstances, not adding stress in any situation. If this is not your personality ask the Lord to help you obtain peace.
This week we will look at the Fruits of the Spirit found in Galatians 5.
The first fruit is love. Every born again believer should have all of the fruits. We have the Holy Spirit living in us when we accept Jesus as our Savior.
Jesus tells us in the Bible to love the Lord first and our neighbor as ourselves. How are you doing with this first fruit?
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Matthew 22:37-39
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. John 15:12
Many people today are worried about where they will live, their job and many other things that are beyond their control.
God has many promises in His Word. This verse is one of them. If you are constantly worried about things, it is a lack of trust in God.
Seek Him first and He promises that you will always have your needs met. Not necessarily your wants.
If you have had a problem with worrying, ask God to forgive you and ask Him to help you trust fully in Him to meet your needs.
What we say can change a persons life. Our words can be kind and gentle, or they can be harsh and cruel. Be careful what we say and how we say it.
James 3:5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
Have you ever been away from your home and felt homesick?
As Christians we should be longing for our permanent home which is Heaven. The cares of this life overwhelm us at times.
Even in good times, like getting married or having a new baby, we should still have a desire to look to our heavenly home, Heaven.
Think about the joy of seeing our Savior, Jesus! Reunion with loved ones who have gone on before us. Not to mention the wonderful plans Jesus has for us that we cannot even imagine.
Homesick for Heaven!
Jesus has a busy day after His triumphant entry into Jerusalem. He went into the temple and cast out the money changers and merchants, who had turned the place of worship into a marketplace.
Then He was walking with His disciples and saw a fig tree with no figs. He then made the fig tree wither so it never again would bear fruit.
Do we ever do anything in our lives to cause Jesus to be displeased with us? Christian, think about it. Jesus loves us and our salvation is secure if we have accepted Him as our Savior, however, we can do things in our lives that may cause Jesus displeasure. Today, let us confess our sins. He is faithful and just to forgive our sin and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
Si confesamos nuestros pecados, él es fiel y justo para perdonar nuestros pecados, y limpiarnos de toda maldad. 1 Juan 1:9
There is a little figurine of 3 monkeys, the first has his hands over his eyes, the second, hands over his ears, and the third, his hands over his mouth.
See no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil. Good advice for us. If we are careful what we watch and hear we will think before we speak.
The Bible tells us what we speak comes from what we meditate about in our heart. Hid God’s Word in our hearts and our speech will be pleasing to Him as well as to those we are speaking to.
Salmos 19:14 – Sean gratos los dichos de mi boca y la meditación de mi corazón delante de ti, Oh Jehová, roca mía, y redentor mío.
Our words are so important. Words can encourage or discourage how a person thinks and feels.
If we see someone and say, “You look great today.” That person feels good and think they can do anything.
However, say to that same person, “You look tired today, don’t you feel well.” All of a sudden that person feels tired and wants to quit.
Our words! As Christians let us always try to speak from the heart with words that will please our Heavenly Father and encourage those around us.
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