S-"So Christ has really set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don't get tied up again in slavery to the law." Galatians 5:1
A-God's Grace
L-Fresh or Rotten?
"When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, your lives will produce these evil results: sexual immorality, impure thoughts, eagerness for lustful pleasure, idolatry, participation in demonic activities, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, divisions, the feeling that everyone is wrong except those in your own little group, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other kinds of sin. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God." Galatians 5:19-21
When our lives are filled with this type of living do you know what we produce?
Rotten fruit. And all it starts on the inside.
Brethren, if you saw one of these apples, you would never pick it up and buy it, would you? No, yet we do it everyday when we choose to follow the desires of our sinful nature.
We never have to ask if we are producing evil rotten fruit, it shows. It shows in our speech, our thoughts, our attitudes, and in our actions.
Brethren, only Christ can clean up the rotten within us. We can't do it without Him, nor should we try. Nor should we continue to live like this, because God says very specifically, "Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God." Galatians 5:21
There is nothing in all the world that can ever satisfy you like Christ can. Don't miss out on eternity, because you were to busy feeding your flesh with the things that lead to death.
S-Look through this list again, and as you do, ask Christ to show you the areas where bad fruit is being produced. As He reveals each one to you, confess them before Him, set yourself and fleshly desires aside and let the Holy Spirit take control.
