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Devotional - 27th Nov 2020

 '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' (John 15:4).

God's love for us is deep and that's why He came in the person of His Son to die for all humanity. So is Christ's love for each of us; as God's Children Christ's love for us, is compared with the mutual love that His Father has towards Him. We see here, how loved and special we are to our Creator, God. Christ loves us dearly as the Father loves Him, and demonstrates it at the Cross. As Christ taught his disciples to abide in him, He is teaching the same to all who will believe on him; that is, all who are saved by grace through faith in Him. When we are born again - by the water and of the Spirit, we have to bear fruit in our Christian life. It is our duty to obey and honour our heavenly Father, as we abide in Christ. For us to bear fruit, we must abide in Christ, for there is no other way. Christ is saying to us, today, to abide in Him and He will abide in us. He is saying that he is the Vine and you are the branches and except you abide in Him, you can't bear any fruit. It is through Christ - the Vine, that we - the branches, can be nourished, refreshed and strengthen. When we obey God's command and abide in Christ we will be fruitful, bearing bountiful supply of fruits in 10 fold, 50 fold and 100 fold. Christ is our example, and has abide and rest in His Father's love. We too must follow His footsteps and abide and find rest in His love; that we may receive all the nourishment and strength we need to flourish and bring forth  bountiful fruits. We have to know and acknowledge, that without Him we can do absolutely nothing; we need Him in our lives to function aright. Let us allow the Holy Spirit to abide in us; teaching, leading and guiding us to all truth - a knowledge of the Saviour, that we may grow in His grace. Let us seek to rest in Christ's perfect love and abide in Him day by day, hour by hour; giving all of life's burdens to Him as we look for hope of eternity with Him.

Have a wonderful day and a blessed weekend 🌹🌹

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