But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness,
temperance: against such there is no law (Galatians
5:22-23).
The attraction of a device is in its
features. For example, in choosing a new
phone handset, you want to know what its
features are. You want to know all that
device is capable of. In your journey of
life in Christ, some of the things to be
acquainted with are your "features"; what
do you have in you? What are the features of this new
life you’ve received in your spirit?
You’re God’s handiwork, His excellently crafted
masterpiece (Ephesians 2:10), and there’re specific
features that are peculiar to you, such as love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
meekness, and temperance. These are the "features" of
your recreated human spirit. The fact that they’re
described as "fruits" in our opening verse lets you know
they’re things you can develop, and grow in your life! You
can multiply their power and usefulness.
Many people never care about the features of their
devices; they only use the most basic ones, and
therefore don’t enjoy the device to its full potential.
For example, the love of God is in you; put it to work at
all times. Love is victorious over all circumstances;
therefore, walk in love, and you’ll always win, because
love-power is the greatest power there is.
There’re more features in you; study the Word to know
them and put them to work. 1 John 4:4 for example says,
"Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them:
because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the
world." This means you’re victorious over the world, and
you’ve overcome the wicked one and the evil spirits of
darkness; including all the negativities of life, because
the Greater One lives in you.
As you study the Word, you’ll discover the magnificent
qualities of your recreated human spirit. We can live an
extraordinary life through the knowledge of Him who
has called us to glory and excellence.