双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：7月21日 圣灵的果子（圣灵结果）

7月21日

圣灵的果子（圣灵结果）

“祷告完了，聚会的地方震动，他们就都被圣灵充满，放胆讲论神的道。”

使徒行传4:31

被圣灵充满意味着什么？它不一定是一种情感体验，也不一定给我们带来某种明显或公开的属灵经验。被圣灵充满就是被圣灵掌管。就是顺服基督，就是以基督的心为心。无论我们是否意识到祂的同在，当我们来到基督面前时，圣灵就住在我们里面。而当我们在基督里不断成长，我们就会甘愿由圣灵来掌管。

我们应当寻求在我们的生活中结出圣灵的果子。

你说，“我没有能力结出这样的果子。我根本不可能做到！”

这一点我同意。也就是说，我们无法靠自己的能力结出这种果子。请记住，圣经说：“圣灵所结的果子，就是仁爱、喜乐、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信实、温柔、节制。”（加拉太书5:22-23）。当神的灵进驻在我们里面时，祂就会使我们结出果子。只要我们尽心尽力，顺服圣灵，开垦心田，祂就会找到好的土壤来结出合祂心意的果子。

或许我的院子里有一棵果树；但如果土壤不好，我就应当除去生命中的罪，让圣灵在我里面结出果子。

今日祷告：

天父，求祢用圣灵充满我，引导我活出一种生命，可以彰显圣灵的果子；奉耶稣的名，阿们。

July 21

THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT

And when they had prayed,the place was shaken where they were assembled together;and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost,and they spake the word of God with boldness.Acts 4:31

What does it mean to be filled with the Spirit?It is not necessarily an emotional experience,nor will it necessarily bring us some type of spiritual experience that is obvious or open.To be filled with the Spirit is to be controlled by the Spirit.It is to be so yielded to Christ that our supreme desire is to do His will.When we come to Christ the Spirit comes to dwell within us-whether we are aware of His presence or not.But as we grow in Christ,our goal is to be controlled by the Spirit.

We should seek to produce the fruit of the Spirit in our lives.

You say,‘I am powerless to produce such fruit.It would be utterly impossible for me to do so!”

With that I agree.That is,we can’t produce this fruit with our own strength.Remember,the Bible says,“The fruit of the Spirit is love,joy,peace,long-suffering,gentleness,goodness,faith,meekness,temperance”(Galatians 5:22-23).When the Spirit of God dwells in us He will produce the fruit.It is ours only to cultivate the soil of our hearts through sincere devotion and yieldedness that He might find favorable ground to produce that which He will.

I might have a fruit tree in my yard;but if the soil isn’t good,the tree won’t bear fruit.It is the responsibility of me to keep sin out of my life so that the Spirit can produce His fruit in me(edited).

Pray for the Day

Father,fill me with Your Holy Spirit,and lead me to live a life that demonstrates the fruit of that Spirit;in Jesus’Name,Amen.