God’s spirit living in us does something to us . . .*
You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. ~James 2: 22
I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. ~John 15: 5-8
A young boy approached an evangelist after a revival tent meeting. He inquired about answering Jesus’ knocking at the door of his heart. The conversation continued:
The evangelist squatted down so he could look the boy in the eye. “Did you ask him in?”
“Well, I’d like to,” the boy said, shuffling dirt with the toes of his shoe before returning his gaze to the evangelist. “But I got to figurin’ . . . I’m so little and Jesus is so big—he’s just gonna stick out all over!”
“That’s the point, son,” the evangelist said with a smile. “That’s the point.” **
Let’s get connected to the Vine so that we start bearing fruit . . . Let’s start loving in such a way people can point at our lives and say “I know who you are!” Or better yet, “I know whose you are”—because they see our Lord and his love in us.***
*Mark Moore, Springfield Church News, April 2, 2006
** , *** Joanna Weaver, Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World, 2000, 2002
You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. ~James 2: 22
I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. ~John 15: 5-8
A young boy approached an evangelist after a revival tent meeting. He inquired about answering Jesus’ knocking at the door of his heart. The conversation continued:
The evangelist squatted down so he could look the boy in the eye. “Did you ask him in?”
“Well, I’d like to,” the boy said, shuffling dirt with the toes of his shoe before returning his gaze to the evangelist. “But I got to figurin’ . . . I’m so little and Jesus is so big—he’s just gonna stick out all over!”
“That’s the point, son,” the evangelist said with a smile. “That’s the point.” **
Let’s get connected to the Vine so that we start bearing fruit . . . Let’s start loving in such a way people can point at our lives and say “I know who you are!” Or better yet, “I know whose you are”—because they see our Lord and his love in us.***
*Mark Moore, Springfield Church News, April 2, 2006
** , *** Joanna Weaver, Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World, 2000, 2002
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