Most Happy People on Earth
These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. John 15:11. We, as Christians, are not required to go about with long faces, sighing as though we had no Saviour and no hope. This will not glorify God. He desires us to be […]
Rejoicing in Assurance
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John 15:7. Precious are the privileges accorded him who abides in Christ…. The mind of Christ dwells in His faithful followers; their desires are in accordance with His will; their petitions […]
The Source of My Strength
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. John 15:5. We are finite, but a wonderful arrangement has been made that we may have close connection with the Infinite…. Finite beings at their […]
Abiding in Christ
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. John 15:4. As the severed branch, leafless, and apparently lifeless, is ingrafted into the living stock, and, fiber by fiber, and vein by vein, drinks […]
Fruit-bearing Branches
I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. John 15:1, 2. The Saviour … points out the sign of discipleship: “Herein is my Father glorified, […]
An Enlightened Conscience
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men. Acts 24:16. In the Word of God we read that there are good and bad consciences…. Take your conscience to the Word of God, and see if your life and character are in accordance with the […]
