'He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk, even as he walked' (1 John 2:6).
When we say we abide in God, we will seek to obey His Word, and keep His commandments, because we truly love him. Therefore, if we we claim to abide in God we should live our lives as Jesus did. Jesus is in the Father, and the Father in him, because they are one. Jesus came to save us and to show us the love of the Father. As believers, the more we abide in Christ, the more Christ will abide in us and the more we ought to walk as He walked. And in so doing we will produce spiritual fruit. Whilst Christ was on earth, He demonstrated his love and care for all; especially the poor, the afflicted, widowed, the fatherless, the sick and the outcast of society. He demonstrated the love of God for all mankind! For every believer that are born of God, they must truly seek to demonstrate a Christ-like behaviour. We must refrain from loving the world and the things of the world. We are to live, love and act like Christ. Christ lived in total dependence upon His Father and it behoves us to walk in total dependence upon Christ, through the power of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the Vine and we are the branches; except we abide in Him and he in us, we cannot bear fruit. He nourishes and strengthens us as we abide in him and enables us to do the things that are pleasing to God. Without us abiding in Christ, we are powerless to do anything that will bring honour and glory to God. Therefore, all who desire to be in Christ, to walk in His ways by faith, must first abide in Him. We must allow the Spirit of God to do His work in us, so abiding will take place. It is very important, in the Christian's journey to abide in Christ. It is only when we abide in Him; rest in His love; trust in His Word and look to Him in all things, that we can truly bear much fruit. Let us through the power of the Holy Spirit surrender our hearts and our will to God, by abiding in Christ, that we can walk as Jesus did.
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Devotional 'The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed' (Psalm 28:8). The Lord our God is the glory of our strength, and in His name we shall rejoice all the day. The Lord is our strength, and the saving strength of His anointed. It is through Christ our anointed that all our blessings come to us. Here we see David, who is a type of our Lord Jesus, praising God. What about you? Christ had done much for us and has achieved full salvation for us, therefore, praise Him! We, like Israel are encouraged that the Lord is our Strength and salvation. When we seek to be in a relationship with God, He will protect us from our enemies and save us from the crutches of Satan. Just as how Satan attempts to destroy Christ many times, whilst he was on earth, God saved him and will do the same for us. Christ died to save us all, but it is those who trust Him and have a saving relationship with him that will spend eternity with. He is our High Priest, and J...
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