We Already Have the Fruit of the Spirit Inside Us (TMF:889)

Thursday, May 17, 2018
Peace to Live By: We Already Have the Fruit of the Spirit Inside Us (TMF:889) - Daniel Litton
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       I believe we all have the Fruit of the Spirit already inside us (see Romans 8:23). God wants to make each of us, as Christians, become more like Jesus, and he is working this out in our lives. Yet, at the same time, the Apostle Paul told each of us that we must work out our salvation in our lives, taking it seriously (see Philippians 2:12). We should really strive to make improvement to ourselves, to seek to make change for the better, to make Christian growth our own. We are not alone in this battle, for Paul said in Philippians, “It is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure” (Philippians 2:13, ESV). Our desire to become better people doesn’t just come from our own flesh, but the Spirit of God plants this desire in our minds. It drives us to want to become further like Jesus. So, the Spirit works his fruit out in us as we live day-to-day. Some pieces become cultivated first, and others later.