Devotionals about Discipleship

Read: Galatians 5:25; Matthew 7:15-20 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. (v. 25) The law can’t produce them or maintain them; only

Read: Galatians 5:22-23; Romans 13:8-10  . . . against such things there is no law. (v. 23) It might seem a little odd that Paul concludes the list of fruits of the Spirit

Read: Galatians 5:22-23; 2 Timothy 1:3-7 But the fruit of the Spirit is . . . self-control. (vv. 22-23) Last but not least, self-control is a fruit of the Spirit. Self-control, or any moderation

Read: Galatians 5:22-23; Philippians 4:4-7 But the fruit of the Spirit is . . . gentleness. (vv. 22-23) For some reason, when I think about gentleness in contemporary terms I picture someone standing up

Read: Galatians 5:22-23; Hebrews 12:1-2 But the fruit of the Spirit is . . . faithfulness. (v. 22) “There is no shadow of turning with Thee.” That’s how we describe God’s faithfulness in the

Read: Galatians 5:22-23; Genesis 1 But the fruit of the Spirit is . . . goodness. (v. 22) We use the word “good” in all sorts of ways. The food was good, my day

Read: Galatians 5:22-23; 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 But the fruit of the Spirit is . . . kindness. (v. 22) One of my favorite poets, Naomi Shahib Nye, wrote a poem called “Kindness” in which

Read: Galatians 5:22-23; Colossians 3:12-15 But the fruit of the Spirit is . . . patience. (v. 22) No one advertises a smartphone, computer, or tablet as “nice and slow.” Each new technological gadget

Read: Galatians 5:16-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is . . . peace. (v. 22) Paul lists “strife,” “rivalries,” and “dissension” among the works of the flesh (Gal. 5:20), but peace blossoms from