Praying For The Fruits Of The Holy Spirit
Day 10: 40 DAYS PRAYER, FASTING AND WORSHIP FEB 3rd to MARCH 14th, 2021. 2021, A YEAR OF NEW BEGINNING - ISAIAH 43:17-19
Short Exhortation About The Fruits Of The Holy Spirit
The fruit of the Holy Spirit are very important and they are a major prerequisite for us to make heaven. You can operate in the gifts of the Holy Spirit and still miss heaven, but if you have the fruit of the Spirit, your reign with Christ in eternity is guaranteed. In Luke 10:1-20, when Jesus Christ sent the seventy-two disciples out to go and preach the gospel, they came back with a report that even the demons were submitting to them. They performed all manners of miracles, signs and wonders. However, when they brought the report to Jesus, Jesus told them not to rejoice because demons are bowing down to them. Rather, He told them to rejoice because their names were written in the book of life. It is the fruits of the Holy Spirit that shape your character and build you up to reign with Christ in eternity. Matthew 7:21 says, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the ones who do the will of my Father who is in heaven.” It is the fruit of the Holy Spirit that builds you up and enables you to do the will of God.
The book of Galatians 5;22-23 says, “22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” All these nine gifts are the necessary traits, qualifications and attributes of every candidate of heaven. These are the fruits they saw in Jesus’ disciples in Antioch in Acts 11:26, before calling them Christians. As Christians we need to place more value on the fruit of the Holy Spirit more than the gifts of the Holy Spirit. You cannot have the fruit of the Holy Spirit and miss heaven but you can have all the gifts of the Holy Spirit and still miss heaven. So let us pray earnestly for these fruits.
Bible References:
Galatians 5;22-23; Luke 10:1-20; Matthew 22:37; 1 Corinthians 13:13; Ephesians 4:2; Matthew 21:19; John 15:1-5; John 15:11; Romans 14:17; Romans 15:13; John 14:27; Ephesians 4:3; 1 Corinthians 13:17; Matthew 5:38-41; Colossians 3:12
Prayer Points For The Fruits Of The Holy Spirit
1. Let us thank God for giving us the grace to bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Let us thank Him because we are planted in Him because without Him we cannot bear fruits. We know that we need to be rooted in Christ for us to be fruitful, thank you Jesus for giving us the grace to be rooted in you
John 15:1-5
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
2. Father, I pray that I will not be like that fig tree that has no fruits. I will bear fruits of righteousness in Jesus’ name
Matthew 21:19
“Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.”
3. Lord, I pray for the fruit of love in Jesus’ name. I will love the Lord my God with all my heart, with all my soul and with everything in me in Jesus’ name. I also pray for the grace to love my neighbour as myself
Matthew 22:37
“Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”
1 Corinthians 13:13
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love
1 Corinthians 16:14
Do everything in love
Ephesians 4:2
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
4. Lord, I pray for the fruit of joy. I pray that this fruit of the Holy Spirit will constantly manifest in my life in Jesus’ name. I pray for the fruits of the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ name.
John 15:11
“These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full”
Romans 14:17
“for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 15:13
“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
5. Lord, give me the ability to produce the fruit of peace in Jesus’ name. I will have peace even in the midst of storm and I will not be moved in Jesus’ name. I pray for the fruits of the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ name.
John 14:27
“Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful”
Romans 14:17
“for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”
Ephesians 4:3
being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace
6. Father, I pray that I will bear the fruit of forbearance in Jesus’ name. Lord give me the fruit of self-control in Jesus’ name. I pray for the grace to be tolerant and restraint myself when such need arises in Jesus’ name
1 Corinthians 13:17
bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Ephesians 4:2
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love
Colossians 3:13
bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you
Matthew 5:38-41
You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat also. Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two.
7. Lord, I pray that you will give me the fruit of kindness in Jesus’ name. Father, I receive the grace to be generous and considerate in Jesus’ name. I pray for the fruits of the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ name.
Romans 2:4
“Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?”
Colossians 3:12
“So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience”
Titus 3:4-5
“But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit”
8. Father, I pray that you will give me the fruit of goodness in Jesus’ name. I pray for the grace to be holy, pure and righteous in Jesus’ name
Romans 15:14
“And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish one another.”
Ephesians 5:8-9
“for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth)”
9. God, I pray that you will give me the fruit of faithfulness in Jesus’ name. I pray for the grace to trust you and to be completely loyal to you in Jesus’ name.
Galatians 5:22
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness”
Psalm 36:5
“Your lovingkindness, O Lord, extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.”
Lamentations 3:22-23
“The Lord’s loving kindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassion never fails.
They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness”
10. Lord, I pray that you will give me the fruit of gentleness in Jesus’ name
Ephesians 4:2
“With all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love”
Philippians 4:5
“Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near”
2 Timothy 2:24-26
“The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.”
11. Father, I pray that you will give me the fruit of self-control in Jesus’ name. I pray for the grace to tame my tongue. I receive the grace to have self-discipline in Jesus’ name
Proverbs 29:11
A fool always loses his temper, But a wise man holds it back.
Titus 2:11-12
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age.”
Titus 1:7-8
“For the overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled.”
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