Showing posts with label fruit of the Spirit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fruit of the Spirit. Show all posts

Wednesday 13 May 2009

Those who make peace should plant peace like a seed


“But the wisdom from above is, first of all, pure, then peaceful, kind, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. And peacemakers who sow seed in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.” (Jas 3:17-18 Cjb)
“Now, all discipline, while it is happening, does indeed seem painful, not enjoyable; but for those who have been trained by it, it later produces its peaceful fruit, which is righteousness.” (Heb 12:11 Cjb)
“The profits of the wicked are illusory; but those who sow righteousness gain a true reward.” (Pr 11:18 Cjb)
“The effect of righteousness will be peace; the result of righteousness, quiet trust forever.” (Isa 32:17 Cjb)
“If you sow righteousness for yourselves, you will reap according to grace. Break up unused ground for yourselves, because it is time to seek ADONAI, till he comes and rains down righteousness upon you.” (Ho 10:12 Cjb)
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, self control. Nothing in the Torah stands against such things.” (Ga 5:22-23 Cjb)
“Those who keep sowing in the field of their old nature, in order to meet its demands, will eventually reap ruin; but those who keep sowing in the field of the Spirit will reap from the Spirit everlasting life.” (Ga 6:8 Cjb)
“for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, shalom and joy in the Ruach HaKodesh.” (Ro 14:17 Cjb)
“So from now on, we do not look at anyone from a worldly viewpoint. Even if we once regarded the Messiah from a worldly viewpoint, we do so no longer.” (2Co 5:16 Cjb)
“filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Yeshua the Messiah – to the glory and praise of God.” (Php 1:11 Cjb)
“He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like sprouting leaves.” (Pr 11:28 Cjb)
“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who is wise wins souls.” (Pr 11:30 Cjb)
““How blessed are those who make peace! for they will be called sons of God.” (Mt 5:9 Cjb)
“The one who reaps receives his wages and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the reaper and the sower may be glad together––” (Joh 4:36 Cjb)
“And this is my prayer: that your love may more and more overflow in fullness of knowledge and depth of discernment, so that you will be able to determine what is best and thus be pure and without blame for the Day of the Messiah, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Yeshua the Messiah – to the glory and praise of God.” (Php 1:9-11 Cjb)
“Rejoice in this, even though for a little while you may have to experience grief in various trials.” (1Pe 1:6 Cjb)
“All that awaits me now is the crown of righteousness which the Lord, “the Righteous Judge, ”will award to me on that Day – and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for him to appear.” (2Ti 4:8 Cjb)


Wednesday 29 April 2009

Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness



"Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness.
Know how to give without hesitation,
how to lose without regret,
how to acquire without meanness."
- George Sand

"But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness and self-control.
Against such things there is no law."
Galatians 5:22-23

Lord, make that I can give freely.
Let the result of the light in me be that I only do what is good.
That in my heart I can bear love always
and that I can bring up tender pity, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience,
which may be a model for a Christian.


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Monday 19 January 2009

Hope does not disappoint us


Romans 5:5 And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.


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Thoughts
    Hope has become such a "wimpy" term in modern vocabulary. It hardly qualifies as an adequate translation of the meaning in most New Testament passages. Hope is the assurance that what we believe will happen. We could call it spiritual confidence. We have that spiritual confidence because more than just a wish, more than just an emotion, more than just a belief rests in our hearts; God himself lives in us through his Holy Spirit. When we become Christians, Jesus pours out the Spirit upon us (Titus 3:3-7) as God's gift to us (Acts 2:38; 5:32) to cleanse us (1 Cor. 6:11), make us part of the same Body (1 Cor. 12:12-13), and live inside us (1 Cor. 6:19-20). Paul adds one more thing to that list of blessings from God's presence within us -- God's love. We don't just have it; God keeps refreshing it through the Holy Spirit, just as Jesus had promised (John 7:37-39).

Prayer
    Holy and Almighty God, awesome in power and majestic in holiness, thank you for not only coming to us, but thank you also for living in us through your Spirit. Please pour your love into my heart so that the fruit of your grace may flow from me to those around me and everyone around me will know of your grace. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen. 

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