MFM Daily Devotional 11 December 2021
Topic: Love: Fruit Of The Holy Spirit
Memory verse
Gal. 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, faith, meekness, temperance, against such there is no law.
Fire Scripture
John 15:13-16
The fruit of the Spirit is the spontaneous work of the Holy Spirit in us. It is the product of the Holy Spirit who lives inside every believer. This fruit of the Spirit can be grouped into three sections. Nine fruits in one. The first category which is love, joy and peace is related to you as a believer.
The second category, which includes longsuffering (patience), gentleness and goodness are on your relationship towards your neighbour, and the third category: faith, meekness and temperance has to do with your relationship towards God. Let us look at one of the nine fruit called love. The Greek equivalence is “Agape”, which is God’s kind of love.#
Agape is the tender and compassionate devotion to the well-being of others. It is an emotion of deep affection, care and concern. It is an unconditional giving of self to others, regardless of your condition or circumstances. It is when you sacrifice yourself or things for the benefit of others. In Jn. 3:16, God Himself demonstrated this kind of love. God’s kind of love is not static or self-centred.
This is a pattern of true love that God set for all His children and this is the basis of all love and relationships. When you love someone clearly, you will be willing to give him or her freely to the point of self-sacrifice. Real love is an action, not a feeling. All the nine fruit of the Spirit took their root from the fruit of the Spirit called love.
1 Cor. 13:1-7 affirms this truth: Love is not self-centred (love); love does not rejoice in iniquity (Joy); love is not easily provoked (peace); love suffers long (longsuffering); love does not envy but is merciful (gentleness); love is generous, kind and good (goodness), love does not think evil but have faith in God (faithfulness); love is humble and gentle; love is disciplined and does not behave itself unseemly (temperance/self-control).
The commandment of God is summarised as “love God and love your neighbour (Mk. 12:3). When you love God completely and care for others as you care for yourself, then you have fulfilled the Ten Commandments. You are to be grounded in love and your love must increase (Eph. 3:17).
Motivational Quote
You cannot say you love God when you hate your neighbour.
Prophetic Word
The Lord shall ignite the fire of love on the altar of your life today, in the name of Jesus.
HYMN: King of Glory, King of Peace
1. King of glory, King of peace,
I will love Thee;
And that love may never cease,
I will move Thee.
Thou hast granted my request,
Thou hast heard me;
Thou didst note my working breast,
Thou hast spare me.
2. Wherefore with my utmost art
I will sing Thee,
And the cream of all my heart
I will bring Thee.
Though my sins against me cried,
Thou didst clear me,
And alone, when they replied,
Thou didst hear me.
3. Seven whole days, not one in seven,
I will praise Thee;
In my heart, though not in heaven,
I can raise Thee.
Small it is, in this poor sort
To enrol Thee;
E’en eternity’s too short
To extol Thee.
PRAYER POINTS
MORNING
1) Holy Spirit, create in me the fire of affection for my fellow men, in the name of Jesus Christ.
2) Spirit of selfless service to others, overshadow my life, in the name of Jesus Christ.
3) Holy Spirit, create in me the mind of true love of God, in the name of Jesus Christ.
EVENING
4. Holy Spirit, empower me to love God and others unconditionally, in the name of Jesus Christ.
5. Every seed of hatred and envy in my life, dry up now, in the name of Jesus Christ.
6. Killers of the seed of the love of God in my heart, die now, in the name of Jesus.
7. You spirit of hatred, release me, in the name of Jesus Christ.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Col 1-4; Philemon
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