God’s Fruit
by Pastor Marie Esposito
The fruit of the Spirit is powerful.
It is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, meekness, temperance, and faith. –Galatians 5:22-23
I want to enrich your thinking about God’s fruit and elevate your perspective about it.
The fruit of the Spirit manifested in your life is evidence of His Presence.
His Presence displays His fruit.
The full nature and character of God is evidenced in the fruit of the Spirit. The fruit of the Spirit is Evidence of the new creation life.
WHAT YOU BELIEVE ABOUT GOD WILL BE A KEY IN WHAT KIND OF FRUIT IS SEEN IN YOUR LIFE.
ALIGN YOURSELF WITH GOD.
We can elevate our vision to align with His perspectives of peace, promise and provision thereby displaying His life: His fruit in our lives.
Alignment is relational.
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- relationship
- relative
- receive
- remain
John 15:1-4, 8
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- abide
- agree
- align
Galatians 5:22-23
The first fruit is love: all the rest are complementary to this foundational truth. God is love and
HIS LOVE COMPLETES THE LAWS OF GOD.
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, meekness, temperance and faith.
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- Love that completes
- Joy that overflows
- Peace that subdues
- Patience that endures
- Kindness in action
- A life full of virtue
- Faith that prevails
- Gentleness of heart
- Strength of spirit
THESE ARE LIMITLESS QUALITIES.
As we rest in Him, we find ourselves experiencing a greater revelation of His gentleness, kindness, joy and love which is His very Essence. His peace, His goodness, His faith – THE VERY NATURE OF GOD.
We can draw closer to God through studying His Word, through prayer, by being connected and committed to a local body of believers.
Make room for Him, remain in constant communication with Him, waiting on Him in His Presence until the flow begins and the Holy Spirit takes over your very breathing.
Cultivate a spirit of surrender to intimacy with the Holy Spirit.
Faith in the logos – Hearing the rhema
The Word is alive causing us to progress into ever-deepening expressions of the Lord’s mighty power: fashioning us into Warriors of truth of His kingdom displaying His fruit.
Ways to deepen relationship with the Word
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- Memorization
- Visualization
- Personalization
- Melodization
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- Hebrews 5:14
- Luke 6:44
- Philippians 4:17
Our transformation – He loves… He triumphs in our new man image coming forth and rising to be seated with Him in heavenly places as we are created to please Him and encounter Him every day; having our eyes enlightened with a deeper understanding of Him. His true nature is visibly displayed through us every day as we “see Him” in ourselves, and those around us; as we encounter and depend on His Grace being more than sufficient.
Remain in a rest produced by believing that His Presence is present.
Amen!
Turn to the One Who has enfolded you into His grace.
We have a “bright” future! – Isaiah 60:1-2, 5