Title: Who Resides in Your Heart?
Text:
John 15:4-5 (ESV)
4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.
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.
John 15:7 (ESV)
7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
Observation:
The longer I live, and the longer I serve Him, I know that the principal and practice of abiding in Christ is indispensable in living the abundant life that is the gift of God to His children.
The key is to have the Lord occupying your whole heart, and to allow the presence of Jesus in you to abide.
This truth came alive for me a few days ago when I was listening to a play list of gospel songs by the Gospel Legends on my computer.
The song "Let God Abide" was playing with the solo by the late Delois Barrett Campbell. These are the lyrics that spoke to me.
"The answer to all of your problems lies deep within your soul, if you let God abide".
"He'll hear your call and God will never let you fall if you let God abide."
Prayer:
Father God, my prayer for my family, friends and my neighbors is that they each will invite Jesus to come into their heart, and allow Him to fill their whole heart.
Then Lord, they will have all they need deep within their soul to let God abide. Father, do for them what no other power can do. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, Amen.
Jude 1:24-25 (HCSB)
24 Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of His glory, blameless and with great joy,
25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority before all time, now and forever. Amen.
Matthew 4:4 (HCSB)
4 But He answered, "It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God."
Psalm 2:8 (HCSB)
8 Ask of Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance and the ends of the earth Your possession.
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