[Jesus said,] "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. This is to my Father's' glory, that you bear much fruit,
showing yourselves to be my disciples."
--John
15:5 and 8
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THOUGHTS ABOUT
TODAY'S VERSE
We
take on Jesus' character (bear fruit) by remaining intimately connected to
him. The distance between heaven and
earth is not so great when heaven lives within us. In John 14, Jesus reminded us that if we will
obey him, he will come and live in us and will reveal himself to us. So as we obey him, we know him better. His
life becomes real in us.
MY PRAYER
Precious
Lord, I want to obey your word, your will, and your example. I want to obey you to honor you, to love you,
and to know you. So please, help me come
to know you better as I walk more closely in your steps. Help me to know what
it means to live your life in my world.
Amen.
Keep
Your Eyes On Jesus
Love has been perfected among us in this…as
He is, so are we in this world.
1 John 4:17
When you look at yourself (your weaknesses)
and your negative circumstances, it’s easy to become seized with anxiety, fear
and despair.
That’s why God wants us to look away from
ourselves and look at Jesus. In God’s eyes, because He has placed us in Christ,
Jesus’ reality is our reality today—“as He is, so are we in this world”!
So don’t focus on your vulnerability or the
lack in your life and get discouraged. Ask yourself: Is Jesus abandoned,
forgotten, sick and poor today? No, He is at the right hand of the Father, full
of life, peace, joy and favor. All of heaven’s resources are at His disposal.
He is greatly blessed, highly favored and deeply loved by the Father today, and
so are you!
To be Jesus-occupied like this is to see as
God sees. And when you see as God sees, you will also see the grace and supply
of the Lord swallow up every lack in your life!
By: Joseph Prince
source:
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=a150d1f30f96378c872f47725&id=6d0823dad5&e=b2763b1d9a
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Jayson
Cabrera Gali
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