Galatians 5:22-23 By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things.
I love the sight of a good overflowing fruit basket. There's nothing quite like the explosion of color, the promise of tasty freshness. Fruit baskets are amazing! But the sight, of course, is not what fruit baskets are all about. If fruit baskets are left just to be looked at, bad things happen. Fruit is meant to be eaten, not just admired from afar.
The same thing is true of spirit fruits. These are not simply to be admired from afar, or admired in theory, or had but not really exercised. Fruit is meant to be eaten and enjoyed. Spirit-fruit is meant to be tasted. So bite into some love today. Taste some joy and kindness. Don't let generosity just sit in your theoretical basket, but try it out.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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