We have been looking at building a house and to our spiritual houses as well. We have a blueprint and we have built up a foundation. Now it is time to build the house itself. 

 This is the part of the house that the rest of the world will see and will see every time they look at it. In spiritual terms we call this the fruit of the Spirit. Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self Control, are the building blocks of God, used by him to create a house that He can in fact show the world. These 9 parts of the Fruit of the Spirit build up our walls and shine out to the world proclaiming that we are a house of God. When the fruit of the Spirit is evident in our house, people see Jesus in us. Our four walls are made up of peace, patience, faithfulness, and gentleness.

 These walls are calm to those who look upon them. They do not move to the issues and turmoil of the day. They are strong enough to keep us on steady ground during the ups and downs of this life. They show the world that faith in Christ can and in fact does keep us going. We have windows of kindness, goodness and love that show our concern for our fellow man. A door of self control keeps out unwanted guests. Our roof of joy shouts to the whole world that we are the workmanship of God.

 It is this house that invites those around us to call upon the Master Builder to shape their lives as well. As people see our deeds, they see what the Word and the Father has done in us (Matthew 5:14-16). The fruit of the Spirit shows the world in our everyday lives that we are workmanship of God. (Or at least it should.) Still each of our houses has problems that need to be tweaked and worked on. As any home owner knows, a house always needs to be worked on. God is the same way with us. He is constantly working on our house until it shines the way that He wants it to. His plan or blueprint is never fully complete this side of heaven. He is constantly working out things with us. So let us tip our hat the creator of our house and give Him the praise that He desires. Then and only then can our house, our very lives, show the world that Jesus is worth it.