EFFORTLESS FRUIT

*Theme Scripture:* John.7.38 _ _He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”_ _(NKJV)_

*EFFORTLESS FRUIT*

These “ _rivers of living water_ ” are referring to the Holy Spirit
and the effects He produces in the life of a believer.

_Galatians 5:22-23 says, “The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace,long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness,
temperance.”_ These qualities should flow out of us like an
artesian well.

They should not have to be pumped. They will
flow as we conform our thinking to God’s Word.
Jesus speaks of bearing fruit in John 15 and declares, “ _Without me ye can do nothing_ ” (v. 5). This fruit is the product of the
Holy Spirit, not our efforts.

However, since, “ _He that is joined
unto the Lord is one spirit_ ” (1 Cor. 6:17), this fruit of the Spirit
is also what our born-again spirits produce. Our spirits always
have these attributes regardless of what we feel in our
emotions.

Failure to understand this truth has caused many Christians to
think they would be hypocrites to express joy when they feel
depressed.

However, it is only our soulish part that gets depressed. Our spirits are always bearing the fruit of the spirit.

A person who seeks to walk in the spirit is a hypocrite when
they allow their soulish emotions to dominate their spiritual emotions.

Those who understand this have the choice of
letting their souls depress them or letting the Holy Spirit, through their born-again spirits, release His joy and peace.

Your fruit is not produced by you; it is produced by the HolySpirit in you. Your part is to yield to Him and show His
emotion, not yours. Hallelujah .

*Further Study* ;
John 7:37-41
2 Corinthisns 3:5

*Nugget* ;
Your fruit is not produced by you; it is produced by the HolySpirit in you. Your part is to yield to Him and show His
emotion, not yours. Do this today, and you will live in union
with Him,producing much fruit!

*Prayer* ;
Loving Jesus Christ, I give thanks for your HolySpirit that works in me great and mighty things , that makes me fruitful. I live to delight in Jesus in Jesus ‘Name Amen.