Galatians 5:22,23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”
This well-known verse is known to many believers, but it is questionable that many know what it means. The first thing that stands out is that it is the Holy Spirit’s fruit – not ours.
He is the producer of these fruits, and not us. That means that when the Holy Spirit is in control that He will produce a supernatural level of these qualities that will likely surprise you at first.
Instead of getting angry at something that would usually upset you, you will find yourself experiencing an unusual degree of calmness. The same is true for the other fruits mentioned.
These nine qualities are not generated by us. We do not have to work them out, but we must be willing to let the Spirit work in those circumstances, so that He can produce the fruit in us.
It is interesting that the first fruit mentioned is love. Remember that God is love, and a person without love, or who has obvious hatred toward an individual or group of people, is not walking in the light. Paul mentioned that “the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” (Ro. 5:5).
Christians also will not be suffering from anxiety when the Spirit is in charge. They will have the peace that passes the understanding. Our world is becoming less Christian friendly. If you want His supernatural peace, surrender to do His will and He will give you the fruit of the Spirit. Remember that this speaks of an inner peace – not necessarily an outward one.