The Fruit Sells The Tree

[Walter and Deborah]

Saturday 5-21-22 7th. Day Of The Weekly Cycle, Iyar 19, 5782 63rd. Spring Day

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Day 34 – Iyar 19 – May 2 - Yesod of Hod: Bonding in Humility
Psalm 131; Psalm 104:31

1 Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

3 Let Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and for ever.

Psalm 104:

31 The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.

Humility should not be a lonely experience. It ought to result in deep bonding and commitment. There is no stronger bond than one that comes out of humility.

Does my humility separate me from others or bring us closer?

Does my humility produce results? Long term results?

Does it create an everlasting foundation upon which I and others can rely and build.

Exercise for the day: Use your humility to build something lasting.

The Fruit Sells the Tree

Read: Galatians 5:22–26 | Bible in a Year: 1 Chronicles 13–15; John 7:1–27
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The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22–23

A nursery owner set out to sell peach trees. She considered various approaches. Should she line up leafy saplings in burlap sacks in a beautiful display? Should she create a colorful catalog picturing peach trees in various seasons of growth? At last she realized what really sells a peach tree. It’s the peach it produces: sweet-smelling, deep orange, and fuzzy-skinned. The best way to sell a peach tree is to pluck a ripe peach, cut it open until the juice dribbles down your arm, and hand a slice to a customer. When they taste the fruit, they want the tree.

God reveals Himself in a wrapper of spiritual fruit in His followers: love, joy, peace, forbearance (patience), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22–23). When believers in Jesus exhibit such fruit, others will want that fruit as well, and, therefore, will seek the Source of the fruit that’s so attractive.

Fruit is the external result of an internal relationship—the influence of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Fruit is the dressing that beckons others to know the God we represent. Like the bright peaches standing out against the green leaves of a tree, the fruit of the Spirit announces to a starving world, “Here is food! Here is life! Come and find a way out of exhaustion and discouragement. Come and meet God!”

What first drew you to Jesus? How are you exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit in your life so that others are attracted to its Source, God?

Holy Spirit, I welcome You to continue to grow Your fruit in my life that others might see You and want You in their lives.

Learn more about walking by the Spirit.

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The apostle Paul has quite a few things to teach us about the Holy Spirit’s role in the life of the believer. The moment a person believes in Jesus through faith, they receive the Holy Spirit (Galatians 3:2, 14).

Referred to as “the Spirit of his Son” (4:6), God sent Him to dwell in our hearts, adopting us to become His children and empowering us to call Him “Abba, Father” (4:6–7). Paul warned that the sinful human nature continues to resist the indwelling Spirit (5:17). The key to victory is to live in the power of the Spirit, being led by Him and walking and keeping in step with Him.

Only in this way can we overcome the vices of the sinful nature and live in a right relationship with God (5:5, 16, 18, 25). Such a Spirit-controlled life is one that pleases God; it’s a life that bears the “fruit of the Spirit” (v. 22).

By Elisa Morgan|May 21st, 2022

Fruit Of The Spirit Galatians Five:22-26

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

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Love, Walter and Debbie

[Mama Etna]

Very true.  It isn't the leaves that sell a fruit tree.  Likely if we are bearing fruit, people are more likely to listen to the gospel message when we share it.

[Walter and Deborah]

7 hours ago, Rosie1jack2pauline3 said:

Only Jesus can bear fruit in us, we can’t do it in our own strength, without Jesus birthing us into Christ, there would be no fruit, it’s by the power of the Holy Spirit that you have been saved.

I pray and ask him to bear more fruit in me, the self is still in me and will be until I am reunited with him on my death, quite honestly I get sick of self, it bears no fruit, it’s just all about the self...💗🙏

When we are walking in the Spirit all is well, nothing can seem to go wrong, this is what I have found, then along comes Joe bloggs, does or says something..rude, we either remain in the Spirit....or we go off on one, as in, SELF takes over, in my case it’s usually SELF.....

Jesus is teaching me to remain in the Spirit, I must admit with an open heart, I ain’t finding it easy just lately.

The thing is though, he never gives up on his children...I do feel he gets sick of me at times..but, that’s a lie from the devil....he’s always telling me I don’t amount to much,😡

Hi Rosie1jack2pauline3, we can do all things through Christ who gives us the strength. 

Love, Walter

Edited May 22, 2022 by Walter and Deborah
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