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| It took me awhile to appreciate passion fruit (markisa, in Indonesian). The fruit looks very pretty on the outside, but I must admit that I kind of lost my appetite when I saw the inside of the fruit for the first time. But here's the thing. When this fruit is mixed into a fruit salad, it just kind of blends in and adds its flavor without being noticed. Some people enjoy slurping the entire gob of slippery pulp and seeds at one gulp, enjoying the fruit outright. Passion fruit may be noticed by the "slurpers" or unconsciously enjoyed in a fruit salad. Noticed or not, passion fruit, like "real deal" goodness adds its flavor wherever it goes. |
But the fruit of the
Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control;
against such things there is no law.
(Galatians 5:22-23)
As we continue looking at
the Fruit of the Spirit, and the counterfeits of each one, we come to the
spiritual fruit of goodness.
The word good is used so freely and in so many
situations that it may lose some of the meaning intended when referring to the
fruit of the Spirit. How do we use this word?
“Do you want another cup of coffee?” “No, I’m good.”“He’s a really good guy.”“That’s a really good book!”“I’m having a really good day today.”“Eat lots of fresh veggies so you get all the natural goodness of the vitamins.”
