The title for the blog comes from the instruction our Lord gives his followers in John 15:5, "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." The importance of this instruction to all who will follow the Lord Jesus Christ is infinitely magnified for us as we realize the Lord Jesus was speaking to them shortly before his arrest and subsequent crucifixion.
He was instructing his followers to continue...
- in their life as citizens of the Kingdom of God.
- as faithful members of the churches the Lord would establish through them.
- as lights in a world that is desperate for redemption.
- as those granted the privilege of experiencing an abundant life.
We should abide because Jesus instructs us to abide. His ways are true.
