Jan21

Jesus' words: "Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit:
for without me ye can do nothing." John 15:4-5

Many in this day set God aside, and hold a personal view, that in some sense, they are their own little god. I am not in agreement with this type of attitude and will not side with it to any effect. To my thought, what man is, he is by the virtue of his connection with God.
Broken off, he is like a branch broken off from the vine. No matter how fine those leaves are, no matter how beautiful those clusters are, they at once begin to wither and shrink, and tomorrow will be severed from the branch, fit for nothing but to be gathered up and burned.

The man in whose veins flows the sap of the vine; the man who carries in him the blood of Christ; the man whose reason is daily summoned by the inspiration of God; the man whose affections are daily purified by theinflowing affections of God; the man who has the dependence of weak-ness and love jointly, and lies in the bosom of the great All-Father, and is strong because God is strong, though weak in and of himself ~ THAT MAN IS SACRED!

We were not put here to become our own "little gods" and follow our own selfish pleasures. However, we were put here to serve the One and only Almighty God in bearing much fruit, which is suppose to be the result of one's salvation! "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. . ." (Galatians 5:22)

This is the fruit in the life of the believer. Abiding in Christ will produce effectual prayer, perpetual fruit, and celestial joy!

May God bless you with a wonderful week.

Love in Christ Jesus, Sandy