In the New Living Translation of the Bible:
Peace appears 361
times. That is a lot of peace.
Love is written
641 times. That’s an abundance of love.
Joy is expressed
271 times. That’s a large portion of joy.
Peace, joy and love. That is what Christmas
is all about. The Love of God transcending all of time bringing Peace
as announced by the angels to the shepherds near Bethlehem (Luke 2:14) and Joy
as expressed by the wise men (Matthew 2:10). Those are pretty much the key
words of the season. Love, Joy, Peace. The thing is these are not just
Christmas words. They are all year around words that represent values of the
Holy Spirit with which we are blessed. The fruit—not fruits—of the Spirit when
we are yielding our lives to the Lord contains these qualities and more. It is
all wrapped together in one package. Fruit.
Is your life being fruitful? Are you
blessing others with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control that the flows from the Holy Spirit to you…and
on to others? Enjoy that fruit every day…not just at Christmas.
Prayer
~ Lord, refresh my soul—for I have not lost sight of common sense and
discernment (Proverbs 3:21-22) or the fruit of the Spirit. I cherish Your every
word and desire to help others understand them, too.
© 2016 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All scripture quoted from the New Living Translation (NLT)
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