Galatians: Types of Trees

The Galatian letter has a reference to the “fruits of the spirit” I asked my High School class if they saw a tree with oranges on it what kind of tree would that be? They correctly said… an Orange Tree.

Then I asked them if they saw a tree whose fruit was love, joy, peace, etc. what kind of tree would that be?

Conversely if they observed a tree whose fruit was sorcery, immorality, anger, etc. What kind of tree would that be?

Here’s a tough one. What if they saw a tree with mixed fruit… love, joy, peace but also anger and strife and trouble making?

That tree might be a newborn Christian in the faith who still has some work to do in the fruit department but is making progress.

Or it might be a mature tree that has become stunted and is not growing nor is it fulfilling the spiritual directive to become full, complete, blameless and pure… the very spiritual image of Jesus Christ himself.

From time to time we need to take a critical look at ourselves and see ourselves as others see us. Lets be one of the prettiest and most productive trees in God’s garden because… He deserves it.