DAILY~ DEVOTION
By Bro. Matte 

Galatians 5:22-23(KJV); But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

THE FRUIT OF LOVE

The first fruit of the spirit is love. 

That is the divine order as seen from our theme scripture. Joy is not the first fruit of the spirit; peace is not the first fruit of the spirit. Faith, meekness or temperance are not the first fruits of the spirit, LOVE is.

For any man whose spirit is regenerated in Christ, the first thing that comes out of such a man is love.

Our Born Again experience is an encounter with love because when a man meets God, the first thing He teaches him is love.

Love is the evidence that we have been translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light.

In the New Testament dispensation, it is our chief commandment(John 13:34). The scriptures call it the royal law(James 2:8)

It is royalty to love.

Love is manifest in and through you because it is not merely a seed but a fruit.

FURTHER STUDY: John 13:34, James 2:8

GOLDEN NUGGET: Our Born Again experience is an encounter with love because when a man meets God, the first thing He teaches him is love.

PRAYER: Father, I thank you for this Word. Thank you because your love has been shed abroad in my heart. It is in my nature to love because I am begotten of it. The Word says that by love the world will know that I am your disciple. I choose this love walk in all things and under all circumstances. To the glory of your name. Amen.

#Devotion

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had.
Romans 15:5, NIV

TODAY'S WORD:
Do you find that you are surrounded by people all the time, yet you still feel disconnected from them? In your family, is everyone going in different directions, always busy, always doing their own thing? I've found that we really have to make a conscious effort to walk and live in unity with the people in our lives and not allow distractions to pull us apart. Walking in a spirit of unity goes beyond just getting along, it's about going the extra mile to support and lift one another up. If you want to get the most out of life, you've got to draw a line in the sand and say, "I'm going to slow down and connect with the people I love. I'm not going to take my relationships for granted." Start today by calling a friend or family member whom you haven't talked to in a while. Reach out to them and let them know they are important. Make time to have dinner as a family and support each other's activities. When you walk and live in unity, you bless the Lord and open the door for Him to pour out His abundance in your own life in return!

PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Father in heaven, thank You for the relationships in my life. Help me find creative ways to connect with the people I love. Help me to walk and live in a spirit of unity as You commanded in Jesus' name. Amen.

"Its Not how far you have moved in your life, but how far you have inspired someone else out their to StartOver in performing a certain task or living the best of them" ~ Matte Jockas

My prayer is always straight with a lot in question as below:-

When Jesus changes your life, it’s natural to want to share that hope with the people around you." - Brother Matte 

It is our turn now to take time to get to know people and find out about their spiritual journeys and Focus more on listening to someone’s story and figuring out where that person is spiritually than on getting through a gospel presentation. 

“And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it” (1 Peter 3:15, NLT).

"One way to be prepared is to learn to tell our spiritual story." Brother Matte. This can be the story of how we became a Christian or it can be the story of how God changed us in a particular area of life. Whether we’re sharing about God’s forgiveness and love through our personal story or by just want to share the foundational message of the Bible, be ready to tell someone how to become a Christian.

"Building bridges over someone’s obstacles and objections takes love, wisdom and prayer. Remember that there may be more to a question than what’s on the surface." Brother Matte

Someone may say, “I can’t believe in God because there is too much suffering in the world.” You can present the best rational argument about the reason for suffering, but it won’t make a difference if that person’s true obstacle is that a loved one died a violent death.

People need to know that believing in God doesn’t require them to abandon their intellect, but they also need to know that God loves them and cares about their personal struggles.

It’s exciting to see people put their faith in Jesus, but that isn’t the end of the journey. In fact, it’s just the beginning of the exciting adventure of the Christian life. When people decide to follow Jesus, they need other Christians to continue to come alongside them so they can learn more about their new faith and how to grow closer to God.

Support My travels to Kigali - Rwanda on 8th October to 11th and Nairobi - Kenya on 12th to 14th November to reach more souls and spread the message today, as we prepare for the Ugandan Conference in August 2020