February 7, 2025 Daily Dose of Discernment

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. (Galatians 5:22-23)

Looking at the fruit of the Spirit in the passage above, it is noticeable that the all too common qualities of anger and sanctimony are not on the list. They are implicitly included in another list which is called the deeds of the flesh.

To be sure, all who have a tendency to be "holier-than-thou" and feel "righteous indignation" are well-intentioned. They are just mistaken. What everyone needs to do is turn their eyes upon Jesus and look full in His wonderful face. Because in it, we are given the light of the knowledge God's glory and nature