features Of Your New Nature
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).
A day-old child is as human as a ninety-year-old adult;
but there’re characteristics of the human life that are yet to be developed in the child.
Likewise, when you were born again, you were born
with all the unique and distinct features of the recreated
human spirit listed in our opening verse. Which means
there’s love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance in your spirit.
As you study and live out the Word, these spiritual
characteristics that are already in you will come to
the fore; you’ll manifest them in greater measure. The
forces of life are domiciled in your spirit, but you’ve
got to cultivate them! God’s life, character, and nature
are already in your spirit; but you must spend time
to cultivate and nurture your spirit by learning and
meditating on the Word. 1 Peter 2:2 says that you
should desire the sincere milk of the Word that you
may grow thereby.
Real spiritual maturity means that you’re bearing
fruits of righteousness, and your fruits abide. It means
the works of righteousness are being manifested in
your words and actions. Train yourself to walk in love.
Manifest and express joy, peace, patience, gentleness,
goodness, faith, meekness.
Notice that the Bible says, “…against such there is
no law.” There’s no law or culture that’s against walking
in love; love is generally accepted by all peoples of the
earth. Likewise, there’s no law that says you shouldn’t
be joyful, peaceful, patient, gentle, or kind. There’s no
law that forbids faith, meekness or self-restraint. These
are intrinsic features of the recreated human spirit; the
unregenerate man doesn’t have them. Therefore, be
free to lavishly express and manifest the characteristics
of your new nature in Christ.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for your life and nature in my spirit, and
your grace that’s at work in me mightily to walk in your light and
fulfil your desires at all times.
As I meditate on the Word, the divine attributes of my spirit
are nurtured and manifested through me to bless my world.
I’m an embodiment of love, joy, peace, meekness, gentleness,
goodness, faith and temperance, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study
Matthew 7:15-20; ephesians 4:21-24
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
2 thessalonians 1:1-12
Isaiah 64-66
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
hebrews 7:11-28
ezekiel 12-13