Get Close To The Lord

The Fruit of the Spirit - Love #6

Galatians 5:22a
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, ...”

Love in the world.
We closed yesterday by asking how can we have this kind of love? The first step is to watch for broken hearts, be interested in the heartache of others rather than being so wrapped up in our own small lives. The second step is the unseen deeds of charity and kindness. These are the natural expressions of love.

You may give without loving, but you can not love without giving. This may be done through teaching a Sunday School class, driving a bus, working with the young people's program, going to the nursing home or hospital, or any other outreach of your church. Oh, the opportunities we have every day around us in our everyday lives.

But when we do it, it would be wise to remember this poem:
I did a favor yesterday,
A kindly little deed...
And then I called to all the world
To stop and look and heed.
They stopped and looked and flattered me
In words I could not trust,
And when the world had gone away
My good deed turned to dust.
A very tiny courtesy
I found to do today;
‘Twas quickly done, with none to see,
And then I ran away...
But someone must have witnessed it,
For - truly-I-declare-
As I sped back the stony path
Roses were blooming there.

Let me ask you, do we show this fruit of the Spirit called love in our lives?

Russell Stolp
Chaplain, CFO

Psalm 37:4 "Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart."
Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy
ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.