ABIDE John 15:1-27 I am the true vine, & my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit He takes away, & every branch that does bear fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, & 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. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me & I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. —To Abide is to live life thru Him. He is the vine & we are the branches. In life anything that separates us from the vine brings death, & anything that joins us to the vine brings life. We literally get our sustenance from our connections to Jesus, our vine. He is the source of life & we must do everything to continue to ABIDE in Him. Love Mel
