On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:
Nine ladies dancing
symbolizes the nine fruits of the Holy Ghost: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness,
Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-control.
1. Love -
If I had to rank all of the above fruits in their order of possible importance, the quality
of love would have to be #1. And this is why it may have been listed as #1 fruit
in the above Scripture verse.
2. Joy -
In the rough and tough world we live in with all of the crime, disorder and bad things that
can happen to anyone of us at anytime, many Christians have lost a lot of their joy in the Lord as a
result of some of the beatings they have taken in this life.
3. Peace -
This is another major quality that we all need operating in our lives, especially with all of the
uncertainty of this life and never knowing what is going to happen next.
4. Longsuffering -
One of the main definitions of the word longsuffering is that it is referring to patience. And patience
is another sorely needed quality in the fast paced world in which we live in today.
5. Kindness -
As a result of more people being impatient, having short fuses, and with everyone always being in
a hurry – many people have lost the ability to treat others with kindness and respect. A kind
word, a kind action to another person can really do wonders for them.
6. Goodness -
The Bible says that it is the goodness of God that will lead sinners to repentance and salvation.
The quality of goodness is another real powerful quality to have operating through you.
7. Faithfulness -
In the times we live in with half of all marriages still ending up in divorce and with many people getting
back stabbed in the workplaces with people they thought they could initially trust – this particular
quality is one that is really needed in our day and age. This quality is not only needed
in our own personal relationship with God, but it is also needed in our own personal relationships
with our friends and our families.
8.Gentleness -
Again, Jesus is the perfect role model for all of us to study and learn from – especially with how
He handled people while He was walking down here on our earth. For men in particular,
His actions and behavior towards others should be a major study for all of us and
we should seek to pattern our own daily walk after Him. And one of the qualities that He had
operating in Him with great abundance was the quality of gentleness.
9. Self-Control -
Last, but not certainly least, is the quality of self-control. This one is huge, and I mean huge!
Once you start to enter into a true sanctification process with the Lord – expect the Holy Spirit to
move in on you very early with this specific quality.
In 2009, nine ladies dancing cost $5473.07, an increase of 15 percent from 2008.
next: The ten lords a-leaping
download .pdf format
Back / Home / Next |
|
|