May 2019 is the month of the Fruit of the Spirit
Fruit: the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.
In order to be called fruit, two things must be present: 1, it must be produced by a more mature bearer and 2, it must contain seeds for reproduction of likewise offspring.
That is the essence of what the Fruit of the Spirit is to the believer in Jesus Christ. When we are attached to the True Vine, which is Jesus Christ, our connection through the Spirit, bears His fruit. When we walk in the Spirit of God, we can’t help being the offspring or production of Who His is… love, joy, peace. His characteristics of longsuffering, kindness, goodness and gentleness become our own. The faithfulness and self-control He exhibits towards us becomes a way of life and we desire to show them to others. In turn, the fruit we are becomes the food for others to taste and see that the Lord is good! They partake of that sweet fruit and ingest the seeds, thereby multiplying and reproducing the bounty in their lives. With the Lord Jesus being the Vine and we being the branches, the Fruit of Heaven is brought to Earth for all the world to partake of in abundance and grace.
Enjoy the May 2019 SOAK calendar. Let your heart and mind partake of the Fruit of the Spirit liberally. Eat heartily and let the sweetness spill over into your walk with Christ abundantly!
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