Good day, good people! This is the day that the Lord has made; never forget that. Regardless of what you face in the morning, afternoon, or evening, this day to you and me is a gift, so let’s cherish it.
We are living in a world where some people believe they are vines; that is why they think they can do it by themselves. However, for us who are branches and Jesus Christ is the vine, we must remain in Him. There’s a lot we can glean from today’s verse, but we need to ensure I don’t overwhelm your mind with too much information.
John 15:4 (NLT): “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.”
Isn’t it interesting that Jesus is telling the disciples to remain? It is as if He knew that the cares of life would come and try to convince us to remove ourselves from the branch. Oh, by the way, He knew. Another interesting thing is the word “remain” (meaning: continue to exist, especially after other similar people or things have ceased to do so). One thing we don’t discuss is our brothers and sisters who have backslid and are convincing us to do the same because they think this Jesus thing is not working. But Jesus says, “Remain.”
Takeaway: Send encouragement to your brothers and sisters and tell them to remain in Him, because the truth is that we are to share in Jesus’ suffering, so our brothers and sisters may be discouraged.
Prayer: Abba, Father, we thank you in Jesus’ name, Ameni!