We Might Say God's Wrath Is His

The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Fundamentally Relational. Rather Than Originating With Us, It Flows To Us From Our Union With Christ, And It Flows Beyond Us To Bring Us Into Fellowship With Others. The Secret Of This Flow - And Our Unity With God And Others - Is Humility.

Instead Of Living In The Sunshine Of God's Forgiveness Through Christ, We Tend To Live Under An Overcast Sky Of Guilt Most Of The Time.

This Is The Secret Of Being Content: To Learn And Accept That We Live Daily By God's Unmerited Favor Given Through Christ, And That We Can Respond To Any And Every Situation By His Divine Enablement Through The Holy Spirit.

The Pursuit Of Holiness Is A Joint Venture Between God And The Christian. No One Can Attain Any Degree Of Holiness Without God Working In His Life, But Just As Surely No One Will Attain It Without Effort On His Own Part.

Perhaps We Should Stop Talking About Being Faithful To Have A Quiet Time With God Each Day, As If We Were Doing Something To Earn A Reward. It Would Be Better To Talk About The Privilege Of Spending Time With The God Of The Universe And The Importance For Our Own Sake Of Being Consistent In That Practice.