The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Galatians 5:22-23, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,

kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such

things there is no law.”

We all know that fruit (apples, grapefruit, pears, and the like) are good

for us physically. Paul introduces “the fruit of the Spirit,” which is better

for us than any physical fruit could be. He lists nine separate things,

which he identifies as the “fruit of the Spirit.” And these nine things are

the attributes of our LORD Jesus Christ. I don’t need to identify these

further, because they are understandable on their face. Nor are they

separable. They always go together. Perhaps the strangest thing is

that there is no law against any of them. Did you ever hear of a law

against love (agape), or against joy or peace or patience? If we allow

the Holy Spirit to control our thoughts and our deeds, we need never

fear arrest for disobedience. But there is need to fear arrest for the

things mentioned in verses 19-21. What a contrast! Stay clean and

let the Holy Spirit always be your guide. That’s how we demonstrate

the LORD through our lives.

We love and pray earnestly for each of you,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

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