THE BELIEVER’S CHARACTER ATTRIBUTE 

THE BELIEVER’S CHARACTER ATTRIBUTE: IT IS ‘THE FRUIT’ OF THE SPIRIT! 

Your Believer’s in Christ Jesus character attribute is the FRUIT of the SPIRIT. And it is paramount that you LIVE and WALK in the Holy Spirit for you to fully, totally and wholly actualise the character essence of God in Christ Jesus, in life and godliness, as it is written: 

“This I say then, WALK in the Spirit, and ye shall not FULFIL the lust of the flesh . . . 25 If we LIVE in the Spirit, let us also WALK in the Spirit” Galatians 5:16, 25. 

Until one begins to WALK in the Spirit as one LIVES in the Spirit, the true CHARACTER realities of the Spirit cannot be ACTUALISED in the FULLNESS of God’s given grace. 

Meaning, you cannot just lay claim to have LOVE, for example, if you cannot WALK IN LOVE, Or have goodness, peace, patience and such like more within you, if you cannot WALK in goodness, peace, patience and such like more with others. 

One needs to both LIVE and WALK the WALK within and not just the TALK, in the Spirit. 

So, as we take on the day and the week, and it turns into another day and week, it’s time to translate your God-given FRUIT of the Spirit by walking in them as you live consciously in them. That’s how the character attributes are FORMATTED and SYNCHRONISED within us. 

Enjoy your day and week folks, because ‘A NEW DAY FOR A NEW YOU HAS DAWNED’ for a BETTER you and the BEST life, for a GREATER you. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“This I say then, WALK in the Spirit, and ye shall not FULFIL the lust of the flesh . . . 22 But the FRUIT of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we LIVE in the Spirit, let us also WALK in the Spirit.” (Galatians 5:16, 22-25). 

“For as many as are LED by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God” Romans 8:14. 

SUMMARY: 
The message is titled THE BELIEVER’S CHARACTER ATTRIBUTE: IT IS ‘THE FRUIT’ OF THE SPIRIT! 
It teaches that the true mark of a believer in Christ Jesus is not gifts or talk, but the FRUIT of the Spirit. To actualise God’s character in life and godliness, we must both LIVE in the Spirit and WALK in the Spirit. Until our inner life matches our outward walk, the realities of love, joy, peace, patience and the rest cannot be fully expressed. The call is to consciously translate the God-given fruit by walking in them daily, so that our character is formatted and synchronised. A new day has dawned for a new, better and greater you. 

KEY POINTS 

1. THE BELIEVER’S IDENTITY IS CHARACTER

• “Your Believer’s in Christ Jesus character attribute is the FRUIT of the SPIRIT.” 

• Character is not manufactured. It is the natural product of the Holy Spirit in us. Galatians 5:22-23

2. THE TWO-FOLD DEMAND: LIVE AND WALK

• “WALK in the Spirit, and ye shall not FULFIL the lust of the flesh… If we LIVE in the Spirit, let us also WALK in the Spirit” Galatians 5:16, 25 

• LIVE in the Spirit = your position, your nature, your source. 

• WALK in the Spirit = your practice, your conduct, your daily expression. 

• One without the other is incomplete. Both are needed for character to be actualised.

3. FRUIT MUST BE WALKED, NOT JUST CLAIMED

• You cannot claim LOVE if you do not WALK IN LOVE. 

• You cannot claim goodness, peace, patience and such like if you do not WALK in them with others. 

• “One needs to both LIVE and WALK the WALK within and not just the TALK, in the Spirit.”

4. HOW CHARACTER IS FORMED

• It is by consciously translating the God-given FRUIT of the Spirit in daily life. 

• That is how the character attributes are FORMATTED and SYNCHRONISED within us. 

• “For as many as are LED by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God” Romans 8:14 

• Those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires Galatians 5:24

5. THE PROPHETIC DECLARATION

• ‘A NEW DAY FOR A NEW YOU HAS DAWNED’ for a BETTER you and the BEST life, for a GREATER you. 

• This is a call to align with the season of fresh grace for character growth. 

CALL TO ACTION 

1. CHOOSE TO LIVE AND WALK IN THE SPIRIT DAILY 
   Don’t settle for just knowing the fruit. Make a deliberate decision today to be led by the Spirit in your thoughts, words and actions.
2. TRANSLATE THE FRUIT INTO PRACTICE 
   Pick one fruit this week — love, peace, patience, kindness etc. — and walk in it with people around you. Character is proven in how you treat others.
3. RULE OVER THE FLESH 
   Refuse to fulfil the lust of the flesh. Crucify fleshly reactions. Allow the Spirit to format and synchronise your character to match Christ. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI