John 15
Let me ask you something: have you ever seen a living tree branch that was attached to nothing? Maybe just sticking up from the ground, or hanging in mid air without being attached to anything? Of course you haven’t! Branches are fed, and derive their very life from the tree trunk or vine that they grow from. Jesus tells us, “I am the vine and you are the branches”. HE is the source of our life. Not obeying the rules, not attending church every Sunday, not being a good person..... but HIM. Elsewhere in John it says that “He (Jesus) is the way, the truth, and the life”. It is from knowing Him, following and obeying Him, and serving Him that we derive life. I think the key verse in this whole chapter is “….apart from me, you can do nothing”. Just like a branch lying alone on the ground, if we lose sight of having a relationship with Jesus himself, we can do nothing! We can never grow so “mature” as Christians that we can take our eyes off of the person of Jesus Christ, what He’s done on the cross, and having a relationship with Him.
By David Thompson
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