Galatians 5:22-23
"But the fruit the Holy Spirit produces is love, joy and peace. It is being patient, kind, and good. It is being faithful and gentle and having control of oneself..."
All Scriptures from the Kid's Devotional Bible & Teen Study Bible: Zondervan Publishing
In the next eight weeks we will learn about the Fruits of the Spirit. The Bible says these are love, joy, peace, goodness and kindness, patience, gentleness and mercy, faithfulness and self control. What are Fruits of the Spirit? Where does this fruit come from? Gramma Cherbear explains that here! In the next eight weekly devotions, Gramma's Critters will tell you how to use these gifts the way God wants you to use them.
When we believe on the name of Jesus and say that He is Lord, we can become sons and daughters of God. We become brothers and sisters to Jesus. That is Awesome! A perfect, holy God wants to love all of us as His children. What is Salvation? is a book that helps children understand what Jesus did to save us. Your parent or teacher should help you to learn about salvation.
God's Son, Jesus, was perfect. He did not sin and He obeyed God. He was faithful to friends and faithful to God the Father. He loved other people with God's love. He lived with joy and peace about God's plan for His life. He did not live in fear of anyone or anything. He was forgiving and merciful to wrong doers. He was a faithful friend and always in control of his actions and thoughts. Each of these ways to act and be, were given to Jesus by the Holy Spirit. Jesus wanted to please God the Father. God's Spirit knew His heart and supplied Him with all He needed to live a holy life before God. God the Father was very pleased with His Son, Jesus.
The Fruit of the Spirit is not like the fruit you eat. But, these fruits are a necessary food for your soul. When Jesus walked on the earth, to fulfill His mission He fully relied on God's Holy Spirit to help Him. When Jesus needed strength, He got it from God's Holy Spirit. Jesus used the mighty power of the Holy Spirit to heal sick people and do many miracles. When He taught the crowds of people about God, it was the Holy Spirit that told Him what He must say. That is because Jesus was born to a mother, just like you were. He was a baby, and grew up as a little boy and then became a man. He was God's only Son in heaven, but God send Him to earth to be the Savior of the world. God sent His Holy Spirit to be with Jesus and help Him in every way. Jesus came to earth to live as a man, always depending upon the Holy Spirit of God. He did this to show us how He wants us to live.
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- For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking,
- but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
- Rom. 14:17
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- May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Rom. 15:13
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- But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name,
- will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
- John 14:26
The fruits of the Spirit are qualities and characters of God Himself. Jesus lived a Spirit filled life. When he left the earth to go back to live in Heaven with His Father, He sent God's Holy Spirit back to the earth to live inside of those who come to know Him. When we live by the Fruits of God's Spirit, we are living a Spirit filled life. God wants all of us to live with these qualities. If we know Him, we have these gifts from Him. The Holy Spirit is in us to help us. But the Holy Spirit is a gentleman. He won't force us to please God. We must choose to live by the Fruits of the Spirit. It takes practice for us to get it right. Don't be sad if you are not perfect. God knew you could not be. That is why He sent Jesus and His Holy Spirit to help you and guide you to Him.
- "When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.
- John 15:26
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- But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. John 16:7
Let's go to the Animation Trail Devotions and learn how we can live as God would have us live! Let's find out what will please God. I pray these lessons will bless you and make you able to take God's blessings to others.
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