Abide
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What can you do without God? What is the main factor in bearing fruit in our lives?
There is nothing we can do apart from God. We must abide in Jesus if we are to produce any fruit in our lives.
In John’s Gospel account, Jesus said, “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5, ESV).
Just as a branch cannot produce fruit apart from the source of the plant, we cannot bear fruit unless we abide in Jesus. We cannot do anything without God’s help and provision.
May we acknowledge God as the source of all we need to do his work, and may we abide in Jesus and bear much fruit in our lives for God’s kingdom here on earth.
A Collect for Peace: “O God, the source of all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works: Give to your servants that peace which the world cannot give, that our hearts may be set to obey your commandments, and that we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.” (Book of Common Prayer, 2019).
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