THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
>
> But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness,
> goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no
> law.
> -- GALATIANS 5:22-23
>
> An examination of the fruits of the Spirit can be intimidating. Working
all
> nine of these traits into your life seems impossible, and indeed it is.
But
> the moment you became a Christian, the Holy Spirit began a divine work to
> produce Christ's character in you. Regardless of who you are, the Spirit
> works from the same model, Jesus Christ. The Spirit looks to Christ in
order
> to find the blueprint for your character. The Spirit will immediately
begin
> helping you experience and practice the same love that Jesus had when He
> laid down His life for His friends. The same joy He experienced will now
> fill you. The identical peace that guarded the heart of Jesus, even as He
> was being beaten and mocked, will be the peace that the Spirit works to
> instill in you. The patience Jesus had for His most unreachable disciple
> will be the patience that the Spirit now develops in you. The kindness
Jesus
> showed toward children and sinners will soften your heart toward others.
> There will be a goodness about you that is only explainable by the
presence
> of the Spirit of God. The Spirit will build the same faithfulness into you
> that led Jesus to be entirely obedient to His Father. The Spirit will
teach
> you self-control so that you will have strength to do what is right and to
> resist temptation. All of this is as natural as the growth of fruit on a
> tree. You do not have to orchestrate it on your own. It automatically
begins
> the moment you become a believer. How quickly it happens depends upon how
> completely you yield yourself to the Holy Spirit's activity.
>

PASTOR TAI

Hi John,

Thank you for this post – I hope that all is well with you and your family!

I just wanted to share what a friend shared with me recently. He has begun to say from the Hebrew, the "Spirit of Holiness". I like that! It seems to shed a light upon what is meant when we say the "Holy Spirit". God is both Spirit and the Holy One.

Blessings,

Chelki