Day 15: Faithfulness

Read It: Galatians 5:22 Live It: Faithfulness: this word is used in two different ways in the bible. First, the idea of it being a state of being, to have faith. The other is an action of being steadfast to a set of principles, persons, or ideas. Habakkuk 2:4 is...

Day 14: Goodness

Read It: Galatians 5:22 Live It: “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him” (Acts 10:38). In this passage Luke demonstrates how the Fruit of the...

Day 13: Goodness

Read It: Galatians 5:22 Live It: God is good! All the time! All the time, God is good! – We say this, we chant this slogan, but do we really believe it? Do you really believe that everything God does is good? I submit to you today that our idea of who God is, is...

Day 12: Kindness

Read It: Galatians 5:22 , Ephesians 4:32, Colossians 3:12-13, 1 Peter 3:8-9 Live It: Yesterday we talked about the kindness of God and how he is truly our example of kindness. Today, I want to discuss what it looks like for us to extend kindness to others. There are...

Day 11: Kindness

Read It: Galatians 5:22, Romans 2:4, Titus 3:4-5 Live It: Kindness comes from the Greek word χρηστότης, which translates to chréstotés meaning morally excellence in character or demeanor. Our ultimate example of kindness is God himself. God’s character never changes;...

Day 10: Patience

Read It: Galatians 5:22-23 Live It: Today, we revisit the profound virtue of Patience, continuing our study of the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). Patience, or makrothymia, is often misconstrued as simply waiting for things to change. However, as Christians,...