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Jesus Calling - June 13th, 2024

Jesus Calling: June 13th

I am creating something new in you: a bubbling spring of Joy that spills over into others' lives. Do not mistake this Joy for your own or try to take credit for it in any way. Instead, watch in delight as My Spirit flows through you to bless others. Let yourself become a reservoir of the Spirit's fruit.
     Your part is to live close to Me, open to all that I am doing in you. Don't try to control the streaming of My Spirit through you. Just keep focusing on Me as we walk through this day together. Enjoy My Presence, which permeates you with Love, Joy, and Peace.

RELATED BIBLE VERSES:

John 3:8 (NLT)
8 "The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.”

Additional insight regarding John 3:8: Jesus explained that we cannot control the work of the Holy Spirit. He works in ways we cannot predict or understand. Just as you did not control your physical birthday, so you cannot control your spiritual birth. It is a gift from God through the Holy Spirit (mentioned in Romans 8:16; 1st Corinthians 2:10-12; 1st Thessalonians 1:5,6).

Galatians 5:22 (NLT)
22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ...

Additional insight regarding Galatians 5:22-23: The fruit of the Spirit is the spontaneous work of the Holy Spirit in us. The Spirit produces these character traits that are found in the nature of Christ. They are the by-products of Christ's control - we can't obtain them by trying to get them without his help. If we want the fruit of the Spirit to grow in us, we must join our life to his (discussed in John 15:4-5). We must know him, love him, remember him, and imitate him. As a result, we will fulfill the intended purpose of the law - to love God and our neighbors. Which of these qualities do you want the Spirit to produce in you? Comment below!

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8 comments:

  1. I need all of them to be more like Jesus :)

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  2. AnonymousJune 13, 2022

    Love Joy, peace, patients, kindness, goodness and Faithfulness come Holy Spitit!! In the name of Jesus. Amen!

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  3. AnonymousJune 13, 2023

    I pray to be filled with your Holy Spirit & let YOUR light shine through me towards others Amen

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  4. AnonymousJune 13, 2023

    I need all of them! Joy, patience, goodness, faithfulness, and love. In Jesus Holy Name Amen! 🙏

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  5. AnonymousJune 14, 2023

    GOD IS LOVE ...

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  6. AnonymousJune 14, 2023

    The fruits of the spirit help me to know how close I am to being the person God wants me to be. A favorite verse.

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