Friday, 9 September 2016

Devotional 9/9/16 – Remain in Jesus through the word

06:30 Posted by Matthew Beaney No comments
John 15:1 ‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
Friday: Remain in Jesus through the word
John 15:7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.’
How does one ‘remain’ in the vine? How can we get practical about this? Abiding in Jesus is very much linked to letting His ‘words remain in you’. You only know about Jesus, about the gospel, about what God is like, about His revealed will, about what we are studying this week – that He is the vine... through the bible. What are you doing or will you do to get into the bible?
You may already have a bible study plan that is really working for you; if you don’t, let me encourage you to write down what you would like to achieve in this area; maybe to read a particular book over a week; to meditate on a bible verse each day; to memorise something etc. Setting yourself clear goals is often very helpful.
A simple thing to do is to do these bible studies each day, maybe expand on them by writing a few thoughts down.
To meditate/pray upon
Psalm 1:1-3 ‘Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.’
You can catch up on all the messages in the John series at:
http://www.communitychurchputney.com/community-church-putney--audio---resources.html

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