Galatians 5:22-26

22 But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness,    

23 Gentleness (meekness, humility), self-control (self-restraint, continence). Against such things there is no law [that can bring a charge].

    

Some fruit comes quickly, some fruit takes longer to ripen, but our peace is that all of these things will come into our life’s. The Holy Spirit is a winner, He knows what and how to do it for each one of us who are in Christ. Because the Holy Spirit is in us, there is no longer any need for laws. He will do far greater things through us, then we could ever do own our own by keeping a bunch of laws. 

24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus (the Messiah) have crucified the flesh (the godless human nature) with its passions and appetites and desires.

    

Notice that our flesh is crucified and not that it is being crucified. What this means is that Jesus in now in control of our life’s, works of the flesh do not control our relationship with our Father and neither does the Law.  

25 If we live by the [Holy] Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. [If by the Holy Spirit we have our life in God, let us go forward walking in line, our conduct controlled by the Spirit.]

    

I love the word “if.” It throws the wicked for such a loop. So many will read “if” and they will immediately go to the flesh and what we have to do. Yet for the saved, the “if” has been taken care of. The Truth is yes, “if.” But we don’t have to worry about “if,” because Jesus fulfilled the requirements of “if” for His body. In Christ we live by the Holy Spirit, just as our Head does, we can’t help it. So when we read “if,” we rejoice and glorify the grace that we have been given to us through Jesus. 

26 Let us not become vainglorious and self-conceited, competitive and challenging and provoking and irritating to one another, envying and being jealous of one another.

There is no room to glory in self, when it is all Jesus and for the truly saved it is all Jesus. If conceit starts to come in, rest assured, Jesus will remove it!