April 17 Devotion - Part 2 - The Fruit of The Spirit - Joy and Peace

The fruit of the Spirit is:

1. love,

2. joy,

3. peace,

4. patience,

5. kindness,

6. goodness,

7. faithfulness,

8. gentleness,

9. self-control.

وَأَمَّا ثَمَرُ الرُّوحِ فَهُوَ: 

    مَحَبَّةٌ فَرَحٌ سَلاَمٌ، طُولُ أَنَاةٍ لُطْفٌ صَلاَحٌ، إِيمَانٌ وَدَاعَةٌ تَعَفُّفٌ

Galatians 5:22–23

Joy is love enjoying all of the goodness of God. The first result of true love in relationships is the evidence of joy.

The joy of the Lord is your strength.

فَفَرَحُ الرَّبِّ هُوَ قُوَّتُكُمْ

Nehemiah 8:10

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.

الرَّبُّ قُوَّتِي وَتُرْسِي. عَلَيْهِ اتَّكَلَ قَلْبِي، فَنِلْتُ الْغَوْثَ. لِذَلِكَ يَبْتَهِجُ قَلْبِي وَأَحْمَدُهُ بِنَشِيدِي.

Psalm 28:7

  Peace is love resting on the promises of God.

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ

فَبِمَا أَنَّنَا قَدْ تَبَرَّرْنَا عَلَى أَسَاسِ الإِيمَانِ، صِرْنَا فِي سَلامٍ مَعَ اللهِ بِرَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ.

Romans 5:1

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

فَلْيَمْلأْكُمْ إِلهُ الرَّجَاءِ كُلَّ فَرَحٍ وَسَلامٍ فِي إِيمَانِكُمْ حَتَّى تَزْدَادُوا رَجَاءً بِقُوَّةِ الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ.

Romans 15:13

May the Lord show favor toward you, and give you peace.

يَلْتَفِتُ الرَّبُّ بِوَجْهِهِ إِلَيْكَ وَيَمْنَحُكَ سَلاماً.

Numbers 6:26

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, thank You for Your abundant blessings and inseparable, deep, and everlasting love. O gracious and merciful God, fill my heart with the fruit of Your Holy Spirit. Let me enjoy all Your goodness Lord so that my heart will be filled with Your joy and Your peace which is above my comprehension. Let your strength be manifested in my life. My God of hope, I trust in You. Lord I praise You, glorify You, and lift You up on high. In the name of the King of kings and Lord of lords, in the Holy Name of Jesus my Lord and Saviour I pray. To Jesus be the glory, the majesty, the power and the dominion forever and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein