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Author: Laura Coyle, from the Charis Community in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The Fruits of the Spirit - Day 2

In his first letter, John writes about love, the first of the fruits of the Spirit. John writes “Let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” (1 John 4:7-8)

Love reminds me of strawberries. You can see the seeds on the outside.

We love because He first loved us. Love is a response, a response to our being loved first by God. All mankind is born with a capacity to love. We were created by God with a capacity to love the rest of His creation. It is impossible to know God and not know love, for He is love. When we don’t love, we deny God. We not only deny His love for us, but we deny His very nature. To know God is to know love and to not know God is to not know love. 

The fruit of love is intended to permeate through every aspect of our life, giving witness and evidence of a God of love. A love so compelling that it can transform even the most rotted core. This fruit of love can blossom through our words, our actions and our intentions. 

Ask yourself today: Where are the places that I deny God by denying love? Am I allowing God's love to be the love which I respond to? Find ways to respond with love today.

Scripture quotations from The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright © 1973 1978 1984 2011 by Biblica, Inc. ™. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.