James 3:18 (KJV)

“And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.”

The life of a Christian is a constant battle between the sinful nature and the new nature in Christ. Now that you are in Christ, you have the power to conquer the sinful desires of the flesh. The very presence of the Holy Spirit is in your heart, and this means you can now choose godliness over sinfulness. We are no longer slaves to our sinful nature. We can choose love over hate, patience over hostility, anger and hastiness, self-control over lustful desires, etc. This is the beauty of having the Holy Spirit—He gives us the POWER to fight. All we have to do is to tap into that power by practicing obedience to God’s words and His direction.

It is possible to produce all the components of the fruit. We should know God will not give us a load we cannot bear, the YOKE of bearing fruit of the Spirit is not just possible, it is mandatory. However, since the enemies of our salvation will not give up easily on us, we are bound to face the temptation of yielding to sin occasionally. So, we must continue to work at attaining perfection, surrendering totally to the dictates of the Holy Spirit and resisting the devil.

Let us keep working on bearing all the components of the fruit of the Spirit. We must daily take steps to nurture our relationship with Jesus so we can grow to look more like Him in His manner, attitude, and actions.

Confession: I yield myself to be pruned by the Husbandman so that I might continually be fruitful.

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