From the Heart by B.Demaere

I have read twice through the letter to the Galatian church, I realized that the whole book is linked to the fruit of the Spirit.   The ‘should’ and the ‘should not’ of the Law are erased by the belief we have in Jesus Christ. The fruit of the Spirit is produced by the faith we live by and have in Christ.   The evidence of the fruit of the Spirit is the fact we don’t do the works of the Law, but we obey by faith Jesus who lives in us. Consequently, life is simplest, and we no longer boast in our own works but in the works of Christ who died on the Cross for us.   We are only free if we believe the finished work of Christ. We have no obligation to the Law and are free to believe in the God of Love who dared to serve us and wash our feet. Our inheritance is guaranteed because of the promise made to Abraham.   We end up with the same blessings given to Abraham.   Certainly, we are not deserving of any of it, but we have them because of the promise that cann...

  Be like a Tree (Jeremiah 17:7-8) I like this verse in the Bible so much.  This is one of my goals in life.  The verses before these ones are the alternative life one gets if they do not trust the Lord. “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.   They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.   It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green.   It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”          (Jeremiah 17:7-8) Over the years I have noticed some improvement in my life as the Lord has used this verse to help me to trust him more and more.   I used to be very anxious because of my mental illness.   To get back to this verse.   The trust that we must have in the Lord must ideally be unshakeable because he is unshakeable.   Our reliance must be on him and his ability to do something ab...

Live right, and you will eat from the life-giving tree.  And if you act wisely, others will follow. If good people are rewarded here on earth, all who are cruel and mean will surely be punished. Imagine being like a tree in this world, (after all a blind man whom Jesus healed saw at first people looking like trees so it's not that far fetched. Imagine being yourself like a tree in the world and you are growing nice fruit of life.  People around you are dying and wouldn't this fruit taste so sweet to them if they could eat of this fruit and live.   They do have the opportunity to do so while here on earth by seeing that fruit in your life and those will accept the fruit and those will be rewarded here on earth but others wouldn't accept that fruit who have lived cruelly will be punished.  Let God be the judge! The fruit of righteousness is there on you that you partake of and present to the world through your actions and lifestyle and as you share your God-given wisdo...