Deaf Devo at Deaf Missions in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States "Travel (3)" for Sunday, 14 May 2017 with the Bible Reading: Galatians 5:16-23
Galatians 5:16 What I am saying is this: run your lives by the Spirit. Then you will not do what your old nature wants. 17 For the old nature wants what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit wants what is contrary to the old nature. These oppose each other, so that you find yourselves unable to carry out your good intentions. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, then you are not in subjection to the system that results from perverting the Torah into legalism.
19 And it is perfectly evident what the old nature does. It expresses itself in sexual immorality, impurity and indecency; 20 involvement with the occult and with drugs; in feuding, fighting, becoming jealous and getting angry; in selfish ambition, factionalism, intrigue 21 and envy; in drunkenness, orgies and things like these. I warn you now as I have warned you before: those who do such things will have no share in the Kingdom of God!
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 humility, self control. Nothing in the Torah stands against such things.
19 And it is perfectly evident what the old nature does. It expresses itself in sexual immorality, impurity and indecency; 20 involvement with the occult and with drugs; in feuding, fighting, becoming jealous and getting angry; in selfish ambition, factionalism, intrigue 21 and envy; in drunkenness, orgies and things like these. I warn you now as I have warned you before: those who do such things will have no share in the Kingdom of God!
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 humility, self control. Nothing in the Torah stands against such things.
-------Years ago, when you bought an airline ticket, you may have received a meal on the plane. But that doesn't happen any more. You can buy food on the plane, but it is expensive. So when I travel, I try to bring some fruit for a snack.
In our Bible Reading, Paul talked about fruit. But he was not talking about apples and peaches. Paul was talking about good things that the Holy Spirit produces in our lives. Here are the nine "fruits" that Paul listed: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. We need to depend on the Holy Spirit to develop these things in our lives.
I may not remember to take an apple or a peach on the plane when I travel. But I should remember to show these "fruits" in my life every day. When other people see these characteristics in my life, they will know that I follow Jesus. Then they will give honor to God.
"If all these things are in you
and growing, you will never fail
to be useful to God. You will
produce the kind of fruit that
should come from your
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ."[2 Peter 1:8]
PRAYER: Father, I want to bring honor and glory to You today. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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In our Bible Reading, Paul talked about fruit. But he was not talking about apples and peaches. Paul was talking about good things that the Holy Spirit produces in our lives. Here are the nine "fruits" that Paul listed: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. We need to depend on the Holy Spirit to develop these things in our lives.
I may not remember to take an apple or a peach on the plane when I travel. But I should remember to show these "fruits" in my life every day. When other people see these characteristics in my life, they will know that I follow Jesus. Then they will give honor to God.
"If all these things are in you
and growing, you will never fail
to be useful to God. You will
produce the kind of fruit that
should come from your
knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ."[2 Peter 1:8]
PRAYER: Father, I want to bring honor and glory to You today. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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Deaf Missions
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