SCRIPTURE: John (NIV) 15:4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
OBSERVATION: Jesus had just told of this unique relationship they had with the Son and through the Son to the Father. (John 14:20) Now He speaks of their responsibility to maintain that relationship. There is no salvation apart from Jesus and His abiding in us is shown as dependent on one thing: our abiding in him! Ed Cole tells men that it is much more difficult to maintain than to obtain.
We obtain Christ by faith and on the basis of His completed work at Calvary. We maintain that relationship by our daily walk of faith and obedience. Fruitfulness in the responsibility of every branch, but fruitfulness is impossible unless it remains attached to the vine. So it is with us. We are to be fruitful. We were created to be fruitful. Yet the fruit God desires from our lives is impossible to bear unless we are attached!
APPLICATION: Fruitfulness in the responsibility of every branch, but fruitfulness is impossible unless the branch remains attached to the vine. So it is with us. We are to be fruitful. We were created to be fruitful. Yet the fruit God desires from our lives is impossible to bear unless we are attached!
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, it is such an honor in being a part of your plan. Thank you for sending Jesus to make the perfect sacrifice by dying for my sins. May my life be fruitful and bring you much glory. May I be faithful where I m attached. Amen
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