Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. (Galatians 5:19-25 KJV)

Which fruit are you? Are you a bad or good fruit? There is one of two types of fruit of character in each of us and it is up to us to pick which ones. One type of fruits is represented the world and another is represented God.

As Psalm 1 says that there are two ways to live a life, we have two choices of which way to live rest of our lives and beyond. In Galatians 5:19-25, Paul listed 25 fruit of characters under two categories—17 fruits of the flesh and 9 fruits of the Holy Spirit. Why did Paul name only nine fruits of the Holy Spirit than of the flesh? Does this mean that we all are going to Hell? No! Does this mean that Satan is powerful than God? No! The number of fruits of the Holy Spirit that Paul named doesn’t matter, except how we use it wisely.

Let’s begin with the fruits of flesh (Galatians 5:19-21). The fruits of flesh are the most popular we see and hear about today’s news. Some churches are following in this kind of fruit of character. There are some homosexual preachers who lead God’s people into the judgment of God and lead them into Hell. There are some prosperity preachers who lead God’s people how they become rich quicker. In fact, there is some Christian teen bible versions that teach the people can have sex outside the marriage are okay.

We are on the last day before Jesus would return within 10, 50, 100, or 1000 years from now. We are closer to the last day than before. Look in our entertainment industries and see what children are learning. They are learning witchcraft, violent, sex, adult language, and fantasy. Today’s adults are becoming more active in night outings, night clubs, and joining gangsters. As we see, we are in the day of Sodom and Gomorrah .

Paul said in II Timothy 1:7, “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” God has not given us the spirit of flesh that pleases the world. He has given us the Holy Spirit that we can produce the love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance in us.

Even though this world will vanish away, the Words of God will last forever (I John 2:17). We can have $1,000,000 home in our lifetime, but we cannot take it with us when we would die. For eternity, we either can go to be with God and bless with eternal treasure or to be with Satan and be miserable forever.

Do you know who you are in Jesus Christ? Do you have personal relationship with Him? If not, it is not too late to establish your personal relationship with Him. God doesn’t want to punish us and send us to Hell. But He wants us to take us His Home and be with us forever. If you want Jesus Christ, please consider to invite Him into your life.