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Subject: {dbilg} Fragrant Fruit devotional from S F Aug.18
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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Fragrant Fruit
Latrice Pace
Every moment of the day, each decision you make, every choice and every
thought is a chance to produce fragrant fruit.
In Paul's letter to the Galatians he passionately gives them counsel on how
to live freely and solely motivated by God's Spirit. We often need these type
of firm reminders because we are constantly in a struggle, a tug-of-war with
The Holy Spirit and our sinful nature.
Paul says, look just make it a habit to walk and live in the Holy Spirit. Let
it control and guide you in everything you say and do. If you do that, then
you are guaranteed to produce fragrant fruit.
Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you. In the same way that a
branch can't bear fruit by itself but only by being joined to the vine, you
can't bear fruit unless you are joined with me. John 15: 5
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He then warns us of the self-interest root in all of us that is always
antagonizing the Holy Spirit, just as the Holy Spirit is always in conflict with
our selfish, sinful, rancid fruit nature.
In fruit farming careful attention is given to pollination, fertilization,
pruning, and pest control.
Pollination/Fertilization, the transference of pollen by flowers in order to
reproduce. Without pollination, flowers may bloom abundantly, but will not
bear fruit. Pruning, to cut off or cut back to insure the production of high
quality fruit. Pest Control, the regulation or management of pest because
it is perceived to be detrimental to a person's health. You can just about
imagine where I'm going with this.
There are times we will come across people who are blooming abundantly, but
bearing rancid fruit. They don't have the character/nature of Christ. They
need to be fertilized, pruned, and controlled by The Holy Spirit.
In Matthew 7 we are given what to look for in false prophets and preachers,
but I'd like to think the same would apply to all of us, Wherefore by their
fruit ye shall know them. I once heard someone say, no we are not to judge,
but we are to be fruit inspectors.
Galatians 5 reveals the inspected results of rancid fruit, which are: moral
and spiritual impurity, adultery, fornication, vulgarity, lust, idolatry,
witchcraft,
hatred, discord, envious rivalry, vengeful anger, rebellion, murder,
drunkenness, and desiring vain glory. Those who indulge in such will not
inherit Christ's
will, purpose and intent for their life. They will not manifest his nature.
For the nature of God is love and the foundation of His Word is, Love others
as you love yourself. I am convinced that if we produce love, the other fragrant
fruits will follow. They all intertwine, one producing the other: joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance.
Because of Christ, we give off a sweet scent rising to God, which is
recognized by those on the way to salvation as a life-giving perfume. 2
Corinthians
2: 15-16
Make sure our fruit is fragrant and not rancid.
Latrice Pace
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