by Commissioner Evie Diaz
Territorial Commander
Apples, peaches, pears…what kind of fruit do you like? I like them all, especially in cobbler or warmed on top of vanilla bean ice cream. Are you hungry now? Of course, this is not the kind of fruit we are talking about. Galatians 5:22-23 describes the fruit that is the evidence of the Holy Spirit at work in you and me.
I want to be hungry for this kind of fruit to show up in my everyday living. Don’t you? My prayer is all of us who are followers of Jesus will continue to desire the Holy Spirit to work in us and produce this kind of fruit. Paul says in Galatians 5:23, “There is no law against these things!” We can and should be people exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit.
For the next six months this column is going to highlight fruit. Fruit such as joy, peace, kindness, goodness and love. We will highlight how this fruit is being demonstrated throughout the Central Territory. Is there joy expressed in worship, kindness in our service, love in our relationships with each other and our communities?
During January we want to be united in prayer. We are inviting everyone in the Central Territory to pray, focusing together on our desire for the Holy Spirit to grow and be fruitful in us. There will be an opportunity for united prayer each Sunday in January. Ask your corps officer or center administrator for more information.
If you have a story to share about how the fruit of the Spirit is displayed through The Salvation Army and our people in your community share it with us. Visit salarmycentral.org or email [email protected]
Let’s be people who are hungry for the Spirit to produce this kind of fruit in us. Let’s see how God wants to use us to impact communities throughout this territory by His Spirit.
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT)
