The Fruit of the Spirit is Love by Andrew Murray
"May not a single moment of my life be spent outside the light, love, and joy of God's presence." ~ Andrew Murray
"May not a single moment of my life be spent outside the light, love, and joy of God's presence." ~ Andrew Murray
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that if a vessel that ought to be one whole <strong>is</strong> cracked into many<br />
pieces, it cannot be filled. You can take a potsherd, one part <strong>of</strong> a<br />
vessel, and dip out a little water into that, but if you want <strong>the</strong> vessel<br />
full, <strong>the</strong> vessel must be whole. That <strong>is</strong> literally true <strong>of</strong> Chr<strong>is</strong>t's<br />
Church, and if <strong>the</strong>re <strong>is</strong> one thing we must pray for still, it <strong>is</strong> th<strong>is</strong>:<br />
Lord, melt us toge<strong>the</strong>r into one <strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong> power <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Holy <strong>Spirit</strong>; let<br />
<strong>the</strong> Holy <strong>Spirit</strong>, who at Pentecost made <strong>the</strong>m all <strong>of</strong> one heart and one<br />
soul, do H<strong>is</strong> blessed work among us. Pra<strong>is</strong>e God, we can love each<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r in a divine love, for "<strong>the</strong> fruit <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Spirit</strong> <strong>is</strong> love." Give<br />
yourselves up to love, and <strong>the</strong> Holy <strong>Spirit</strong> will come; receive <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Spirit</strong>, and He will teach you to love more.<br />
God Is <strong>Love</strong><br />
Now, why <strong>is</strong> it that <strong>the</strong> fruit <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Spirit</strong> <strong>is</strong> love? Because God <strong>is</strong> love.<br />
And what does that mean? It <strong>is</strong> <strong>the</strong> very nature and being <strong>of</strong> God to<br />
delight in communicating Himself. God has no self<strong>is</strong>hness, God<br />
keeps nothing to Himself. God's nature <strong>is</strong> to be always giving. In <strong>the</strong><br />
sun and <strong>the</strong> moon and <strong>the</strong> stars, in every flower you see it, in every<br />
bird in <strong>the</strong> air, in every f<strong>is</strong>h, in <strong>the</strong> sea. God communicates life to H<strong>is</strong><br />
creatures. And <strong>the</strong> angels around H<strong>is</strong> throne, <strong>the</strong> seraphim and<br />
cherubim who are flames <strong>of</strong> fire-whence have <strong>the</strong>y <strong>the</strong>ir glory? It <strong>is</strong><br />
because God <strong>is</strong> love, and He imparts to <strong>the</strong>m <strong>of</strong> H<strong>is</strong> brightness and<br />
H<strong>is</strong> blessedness. And we, H<strong>is</strong> redeemed children-God delights to<br />
pour H<strong>is</strong> love into us. And why? Because, as I said, God keeps<br />
nothing for Himself. From eternity God had H<strong>is</strong> only begotten Son,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> Fa<strong>the</strong>r gave Him all things, and nothing that God had was<br />
kept back. "God <strong>is</strong> love."
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