Abide in Jesus Gloria Copeland If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered. – John 15:6 If I were to ask you to make a list of a hundred things you need to do to please the Lord today, you could do it, couldnt you? In fact, you probably have so many spiritual dos and donts cluttering up your mind that youd hardly know where to start. But you can relax. Im not going to suggest you make a list of them. Instead, Im going to help you simplify things by giving you only one: Abide in Jesus. The one thing youre truly responsible for is your union with Him. If you keep your union and fellowship with Him intact, everything else will be taken care of. But Gloria, Im facing some big problems right now. My lifes turned upside down. Im so rushed I dont know whether Im coming or going. I dont have time to fellowship with the Lord today. Thats when you need to do it the most! You need to maintain your union with the Lord particularly when the storms of life come. I know thats often not easy to do. Whether the storm is a sickness in your body or financial problems or family strife, the temptation will be to settle your attention and your mind on that problem. You wont even want to think about anything else. Thats what the devil planned on. Thats the reason he sent that storm in the first place. To distract you from fellowshiping with God. To draw your attention away from your union with Him. Dont fall into the devils trap. Instead, keep your thoughts and affections trained on the Lord. As you do that, the force of faith will begin to flow out of you. And that flow will repel every form of darkness. It will bring you in triumph through every storm. Fellowship with Jesus today. Scripture Reading: Philippians 3:1-11 © 1992 Eagle Mountain International Church aka Kenneth Copeland Publications All rights reserved.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 08:14:54 +0000
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