“But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my father. I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. John 15:7-9 Do you remain in Jesus’ love? Do you struggle to remain in His love? We don’t always see the threats to our spiritual health, which doesn’t mean that they aren’t real and shouldn’t be taken seriously. First, Peter 5:8 says, “Stay alert! Watch out for your great…
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Jesus Love For Us
I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. John 15:7-9 How does the Father love the Son, Jesus? Let’s find out from the following scriptures. Matthew 17:5 -While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said: This is My beloved Son. I take delight in Him. Listen to Him! Mark 1:11 John 3:35 – The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hands. John 5:20 John 10:17 – This is why the Father loves Me because I am laying down My life so I may take it up again. John 17:24 Colossians 1:19 –…
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My True Disciples
When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father. John 15:7-9 Jesus is Truth and the True Vine. God’s word is true and trustworthy. In John 15:8, we learn that God makes true disciples yield much fruit. As a result, God gets the glory. True disciples are the kind of follower-abiders who make a difference and produce hearty, lasting fruit. However, what about the hypocrisy that has caused walls to be built up against Christ. We need to live our lives in authenticity. We need to be as real about who we are in Christ behind closed doors as much as we…
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May you ask
“you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!” John 15:7-9 Do you know what your heart desires? Does it line up with God’s desires? In John 15:7, Jesus made an astonishing statement. You may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted. Is this the full access of a life abiding in Jesus means? Well, we have to remember the word “if.” The condition to having full access is tenaciously abiding. We have to remain in Jesus at all times. When we do this, our heart’s desire should be what God the father’s desires are. Look at John 3:22, “and can receive whatever we…
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Remaining In God-His Words Remain In You
“But If you remain in me and my words remain in you, . . . John 15:7 Do words matter to you? When people give you a compliment or a negative word, does it stay with you? Well, when we study God’s word, the bible, His words will remain in us. They take root and remain in us when we commit His word to memory when we sing His words, when we meditate on His words when we dig deeper to study His words when we hear His words through sermons, podcasts, and books. His words remain in us when we uplift others with His words. His word remains when…
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Six Practices For Believers
“Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. John 15:4-6 Let’s review somethings from a few days ago. Six practices We think about Jesus We talk to Jesus we talk…
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Those Who Do Not Remain In Me
Do you remember last week’s devotion on Day four of week one, where we talked about the two branches? Today we are going to focus on another branch that Jesus talked about. This is found in John 15:2: 1) Branches that belong to Jesus but aren’t bearing fruit need to be “lifted” by the gardener – Father. 2) Branches that belong to Jesus and are bearing fruit need to be carefully pruned for even greater fruit production. Now we will learn about the third branch – the kind that doesn’t remain in the vine. This is about the branch that chooses to leave. In verse 6, we get down…
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Those Who Remain In Me
Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. John 15: 5 Do you know what is important to God? Here is a slight hint, it’s what he repeats. This is the time that you really want to pay close attention to these moments. Jesus wants us to understand something significant than an intriguing illustration. So let’s zone in a little deeper to the vine, the gardener, and the branch and see what the outcome is. IT is the fruit produced. The fruit is good for us. It gives us nutrients that our bodies need. And it tastes,…
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Severed From The Vine
For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. John 15: 4-6 Jesus is Truth. He will tell us the truth about our lives—even the things we can’t do. Read the verse above again. We are meant to bear good fruit in Jesus. Jesus will tell us and show us when we are not taking good fruit in our lives. When we severe ourselves from Jesus, we will not be able to produce fruit in our lives. We need to be Tending our connection with Jesus every day. Read Matthew 6:31-33, 14:28-31; Mark 4:19; Luke 10:38-42;…
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Remain In Me
Remain in me, and I will remain in you. John 15: 4 Do you feel settled? Are you settled? When we remain in God, we will feel settled. What does remain mean? In the Greek text, the word remain is meno. It means “to stay, to continue with, to abide.” Now, look at the Latin word for maneo. It is the root word for the English words mansion and home. So why is this important to know? Well, when Jesus asked us to remain in Him, He was inviting us to settle our souls into His life-giving presence as a permanent resident. This is where we get to live forever.…