Who Are Nine Ladies Dancing?

Prayer – Jesus, have I brought You glory today in all that I have thought, said and done? May the Holy Spirit produce this kind of fruit in my life: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control at the start this new year. Help me to seek You first in all that I do and not only partake in the fruit of the Spirit, but share it with others. 

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV

 

Meditate. Are you choosing to partake in the fruit of the Spirit?

 

The Ninth Day of Christmas
Nine Ladies Dancing symbolize the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

Fruit at the Shuk Market
Jerusalem, Israel

Is there evidence of this fruit in your life? Sometimes at the end of the day, as I reflect on how my day has gone and I have to look pretty hard for some of these elements. Did I share or experienced joy, peace or patience…have I been kind to others and myself…was I good and gentle in my reactions or responses to others …and was I self-controlled? Above all, was I loving? I have found that it is best to plan ahead, rather than look back. Remember Jesus told us not to look back…and Paul said to reach for the mark. So, in setting a goal or at least looking for ways of sharing and experiencing love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control in daily activities it is far better than just reflecting on the day and thinking…I could have, should have, would have done things differently. Plan ahead…make things happen by choice. We have the choice. God has given us choices to make…choose His way. This is one way to apply God’s word to your life. Choose to find a way…His way to share and show the kind of fruit that the Holy Spirit produces...in your life.

 

Verse of Salvation ~ For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Titus 3:3-7 NKJV

 

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