This two-week devotional is designed with the scribal gift in mind. However, it may be used by anyone desiring to tap into their divinely inspired creative potential. Take heart, Creative One! Your gifts are needed! I believe we are entering into a Kingdom-minded Renaissance where creatives take the lead through innovation and artistic means. This will include books, music, painting, e-courses, and entrepreneurial enterprises–all created with a heart to share the gospel and advance God’s purposes on the earth.

In his letters to the early Church, the Apostle Paul champions the need for Christians to walk powerfully in spiritual gifts. However, the gifts alone do not bring us into the fullness of our walk with Christ. We must also cultivate the fruit of the Spirit. In this in-depth but fun teaching, John Bates unpacks each of the nine spiritual fruits listed in Galatians 5:22-23 and shows us how they build upon one another. It is absolutely true that you are what you eat; nourishing the inner man with the sweet fruit of the Spirit is crucial for spiritual health and vitality. Even the fruit of patience! Unlike what we’ve been taught, it’s important that we pray for patience. We won’t move on to kindness without it.