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Day 5 Galatians 5:22-23 One important task of a farmer is to watch the crop to make sure it is developing well. Drought, flood, cold, heat, disease—any of these can take a toll on the maturing crop and affect the yield at harvest time. In the same way, we are responsible to watch and diagnose the growth and maturity of our souls; God provides for us to do that. The “acts of the flesh,” for example, are symptoms showing that something is not right in our spiritual development. Perhaps we struggle with a deeply rooted sin that makes us vulnerable to attacks of sexual immorality or drunkenness. Or maybe something affects our ability to accept God’s grace, forgiveness and approval, and our lives are spotted with selfishness or with envy of others. In contrast, as the Holy Spirit increasingly works in the hearts of those redeemed by Christ, we discover signs of good fruit. Notice that Paul writes of “fruit,” not “fruits.” It’s not that some Christians have a harvest of love; others have joy, and so on. Together, all these marks identify the fruit of God’s righteousness in us. Ask God’s Spirit to help you examine your spiritual life so that your life in Christ grows, ripens and matures. #247daily
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