May 26
John 15:1-27
On Jesus’ last night before his death, he walked from the upper room in Jerusalem to the Garden of Gethsemane. In his teaching, we see some of the essential truths he longed to communicate to his disciples before he was taken from them. He tells his disciples that he is the vine and his followers are branches. He is the source of life, so the only way we can thrive is to remain connected to him. If Jesus were using this illustration today, he might say he is the electrical outlet and we are the plug, if we are not plugged in, there will be no life. Or maybe he would say, we are the car, and he is the fuel— we are going nowhere without him. This teaching is meant to remind us of our neediness for God.
We will never reach a point of self-reliance, but will always need God, his power, and presence. Every day we need to remain connected to Jesus. If we try to do anything on our own, we will not bear the fruit which God wants to produce in us. So, we need to make it the regular practice of our lives to acknowledge our neediness, ask God to work in and through us, and allow Jesus’ life to flow through us. His life will reveal itself in his character, obedience, love, and words becoming ours. We will be conformed to the likeness of Christ the more we remain in him. So, let us not stray, let us not rely on ourselves; instead, rest and remain in him.
Father God, help me to remain connected to your Son. I need you in all that I do, so may your life flow through me today. Amen.
What does a life of remaining in Jesus look like?
On Jesus’ last night before his death, he walked from the upper room in Jerusalem to the Garden of Gethsemane. In his teaching, we see some of the essential truths he longed to communicate to his disciples before he was taken from them. He tells his disciples that he is the vine and his followers are branches. He is the source of life, so the only way we can thrive is to remain connected to him. If Jesus were using this illustration today, he might say he is the electrical outlet and we are the plug, if we are not plugged in, there will be no life. Or maybe he would say, we are the car, and he is the fuel— we are going nowhere without him. This teaching is meant to remind us of our neediness for God.
We will never reach a point of self-reliance, but will always need God, his power, and presence. Every day we need to remain connected to Jesus. If we try to do anything on our own, we will not bear the fruit which God wants to produce in us. So, we need to make it the regular practice of our lives to acknowledge our neediness, ask God to work in and through us, and allow Jesus’ life to flow through us. His life will reveal itself in his character, obedience, love, and words becoming ours. We will be conformed to the likeness of Christ the more we remain in him. So, let us not stray, let us not rely on ourselves; instead, rest and remain in him.
Father God, help me to remain connected to your Son. I need you in all that I do, so may your life flow through me today. Amen.
What does a life of remaining in Jesus look like?
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