Law and Order

'The Holy Spirit produces a different kind of fruit: unconditional love, joy, peace, patience, kindheartedness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. You won’t find any law opposed to fruit like this.' Galatians 5:22-23 (VOICE


It's so easy to fall victim to the vices of sin, a sprinkle of poison for flavor soon enough becomes a downpour. It trips you up. You become a slave to your own habits and addictions. You prefer lawlessness. You are weak. Life is a struggle. That's no excuse. Just admit that you are. God is the Lawgiver and laws are what keep you healthy and safe. God has given you a law and even given you a way that leads you out of bondage through His powerful Holy Spirit.

When you invite Jesus and the Spirit into your heart then sin's darkness will fade and the Light of Life will invade.  You know what you ought to do. You just fail to do it. Easier said than done. There is hope. Law and order is so much better for you. Poison is just a pill. Whatever you lack in the natural, God is right there to provide through the Spiritual.

Whenever you feed the Spirit there is no law against the kind of fruit that it produces. Feed the Spirit with Spiritual food, read your Bible, listen to praise and worship songs, pray. Make it a point to surround yourself with people that will challenge you and help you stay on your diet.

It's so easy to feed the flesh with more of what tastes better and less of what's good for you. Eat less sugar. Drink more water. It takes more effort on your part to take your medicine and feed the Spirit. What you really need is more spiritual food. It's your choice. Choose wisely. The Word says we are to obey God rather than men.

 Dear Father.
Thank you for Your Word. Thank you for the Holy Spirit. Put us on a diet of Spiritual food today Lord. Make us more like You. Give us more patience and self-control. Keep us faithful. Renew our hunger for peace. Fill our hearts with love and joy. Make us kind and gentle. We need more of You. Thank you that You are Good. Thank you that You always provide just what we need.
In Jesus's name.
Amen.

Source: 'Drummingthemessagehome', April 2, 2021 blog post.


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