For
Apart From Me
You
Can
Do Nothing
Scripture
John
15
5 “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.
6 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.
7 But if you
remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you
want, and it will be granted!
Observation
It
breaks my heart when people I love live their lives like God does not
exist! Does it bother you?
If
you are a committed follower of Jesus Christ then I think you
understand what I mean. A life that is not connected to Christ can be
summed up with a big fat '0'!
Everything
that you and I can see, and everything that is real but that goes
unseen by us (the spiritual world) all of it, was all created by the
Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus
uses the illustration of the grape vine and its branches in John 15
to show us how important it is to be connected to Him.
So
you and I have a choice; we can put our faith and trust in the Lord
Jesus Christ and live lives that will be be very productive and
fruitful, or we can reject Christ and at the end of our lives … we
will have accomplished '0', nothing!
I
am sure that you noticed that there is a promise in these verses for
both the committed follower of Christ and for the person that lives
his or her life like God does not exist.
I
don't claim to be real smart, but Eddy is smart enough to know which
life I would rather live. How about you? Smart or Stupid, the choice
is ours to make!
Application
I
will strive to be close to the Vine, close to Jesus. How about you?
Smart
or Stupid?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, open our eyes to spiritual things. Show all of us how
important it is to live our lives close to You. I pray for any person
that may read this blog today. Give them spiritual understanding.
Show them how important it is to live as a committed follower of
Christ. Open up his or her spiritual eyes.
I
pray for the sick today. And I pray for those who are taking care of
loved ones who are sick or who are elderly and that can no longer
take care of themselves. Give them Your strength.
Daily
Bible Reading: Jeremiah 13,14,15; John 15
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