John 15:1 "I am the true vine"
*Jesus (the true Vine) will be for me (the branch) all I need Him to be. He speaks, guides & works to give me divine life and vitality.*
prayer- Lord, open my mind to understand this illustration that You are the true Vine. Reveal the truth about Yourself to me.
o Jesus is the true Vine; true: that which is genuine/ authentic & not a copy; Jesus is the perfect & only heavenly Vine, all others are copies
o Come and gaze on heavenly Vine until eyes turn from all else and admire Him; come be still under the shadow of the true Vine & rest under it from the heat of the day :)
o Only Jesus, by His Holy Spirit, can help us experience Him as the true Vine
o Jesus alone can reveal Himself; He gives the Holy Spirit to open our eyes to gaze on Him, to open our hearts to receive Him
*Ask the Holy Spirit to help you come to know Jesus as the true Vine of your life & the difference He can make
o bow down and be still, worship and wait, until the divine Word enters your heart & you feel His holy presence with you and in you
o the overshadowing of His holy love => perfect rest of knowing Vine will do all you need Him to do
Choose 1 or 2 things in the list below that you can begin to do to place yourself before Christ so that He can begin to reveal Himself to you as the true Vine
[ ] Develop a daily times that I spend with Him in private prayer
[ ] Begin to spend time praying with other believers
[ ] Take time to study His Word, asking the Holy Spirit to teach me
[ ] Learn to worship God in spirit and truth
[ ] Ask the Lord to help me learn to recognize His voice & obey Him
prayer:
Holy Lord Jesus, I pray to You. Reveal Yourself to my soul. Let the Holy Spirit, not only in thought but also in experience, allow me to know all that You, the Son of God, are to me as the true Vine.
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