We had the honour of staying with good friends who reside in the mountains. We were delighted to see a wonderful basket of fresh fruit on the table when we arrived in our room. The strawberries, pears, apples, grapes, and pears all appeared delectable and revitalising. But we didn't fully appreciate the aroma and flavour until we cut or bit into the fruit.
In Gal. 5:22–25, Paul compared the attributes of the Holy Spirit's work in our life to fruit. He spoke of a delicious arrangement of love, pleasure, serenity, and kindness. The true "flavour" is best unleashed under cutting or challenging circumstances, just like the fruit in our guestroom.
For instance, love is most beautiful when it encounters hatred.
When peace arises in the middle of strife, it is most welcome. When faced with sour temptation and harsh tribulation, patience and self-control are at their sweetest.
One reason God enables us to go through difficulties is so that, as a result of our godly reaction, the world might see the actual worth of the fruit of the Spirit.
When we face a test in the future, may our deepest goal be to let the Holy Spirit work in us to produce fragrant fruit for God's glory.
A Christian's fruit-bearing life is improved by the Spirit's astute paring knife. We fear the purging and pruning, forgetting that the husbandman knows that the more deeply cut and pared the fruitfulness develops.
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