The Phaneroo Devotion: The Fruit Of The Spirit; The Seed Of Christ
Apostle Grace Lubega
Galatians 5:22-23 (KJV): “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”
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The fruit of the Spirit is the visible manifestation of the seed of Christ at work within you.
This truth is beautifully revealed in Galatians 3:16: “Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.” God shows us that the true Seed is not many, but One and that One is Christ.
Therefore, the manifestation of love, joy, peace, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance in your life is the result of the seed of Christ dwelling in you. These graces do not originate from human effort but are the living expression of Christ in the believer.
Sadly, many have not understood this truth. As a result, they are constantly trying to plant seeds in order to produce this fruit. They attempt to sow seeds of love to reap the fruit of love. They try to plant seeds of peace in order to experience peace or seeds of joy in hopes of seeing joy manifested.
But, beloved, this is not the way of the Spirit.
You manifest love because the seed of Christ, the very embodiment of love, dwells in you. You manifest peace because Christ, who is your peace, lives in you. You manifest joy because His life within you is full of glory and divine satisfaction. The fruit of the Spirit is not something you struggle to manufacture; it is what naturally flows from the life of Christ in you.
To attempt to produce these things apart from this revelation is to fall into what Scripture calls dead works (Hebrews 6:1). It is to labor where grace has already provided, and to strive where Christ Himself should simply be revealed.
FURTHER STUDY: John 15:5; Romans 7:4
GOLDEN NUGGET: You manifest love because the seed of Christ, the very embodiment of love, dwells in you. You manifest peace because Christ, who is your peace, lives in you. You manifest joy because His life within you is full of glory and divine satisfaction. The fruit of the Spirit is not something you struggle to manufacture; it is what naturally flows from the life of Christ in you.
PRAYER: Loving Father, I thank You for this Word. Thank You for the great and mighty work You are doing in me. I acknowledge that I am not my own, and that You are working in me mightily. My life’s pursuit is to know You more and to grow in the knowledge of Christ my Lord. As I do, Your fruit becomes evident in my life, and the world beholds Your nature revealed in me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
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