God Gives You Spiritual Fruitfulness
Backgrounder: Galatians is Paul’s
manifesto of justification by faith.
He directs this charter of Christian
freedom to people who are about
to forsake the priceless liberty they
possess in Christ. Jewish legalists
are influencing the believers in
Galatia to trade their freedom
in Christ for bondage to the law.
Paul writes to refute their false
gospel of works & to show the
superiority of justification by faith.
Lord, we Yield to Your Control:
When the Holy Spirit Controls
our lives, He will produce this
kind of fruit in us: Love, Joy, Peace,
patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness and
self-control (Gal 5:22-23) Amen.
Lord, I realise the fruit of the
Spirit don’t reside within my flesh.
Teach me to keep my life cleared
of things that crowd out Yr Spirit.
Train me to Yield to the Control
of the Holy Spirit. Enable me
to humble myself before you
and rely wholly on your Spirit.
And may the fruit you produce
draw others to You. Amen.
Lord, I need the Joy that only
You can give. Forgive me for
the times I let circumstances
control my moods. And I want
to be marked by Your Peace.
I need it so that I don’t worry.
More than that, I need it for
your glory so that others might
see the comfort and assurance
available only in You. And teach
me how to rest in the knowledge
that You are in control. Amen.
Lord, grant me to overflow with
Your Love so that it will spill out
in my words and actions. Help me
pursue the path of love, even in
difficult circumstances or with
difficult people. Cause Your
Kindness and Goodness to flow
thro me. For it is not easy to think
of others or think of glorifying U
when my life is filled with pain.
And grant me the grace to
live supernaturally. Amen.