'Abide in Me
Abide in Me
" Abide in Me , and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing!" John 15:4-5
If we were truly to desire Christ to abide always with us, He would never go away.
What a life of blessing and joy we would live — if He were indeed always with us! Unbroken communion with Him, would hold Heaven close about us all the while — and thus these sordid earthly lives of ours would be permeated and struck through with the sweetness and fragrance of holiness, and transformed into the likeness of Christ Himself!
Then all life's experiences would be transfigured. Joy would be purer, and even sorrow would be illumined. All through life this should be our continual prayer; then in death our earthly communion with Jesus, shall brighten into heavenly glory with Him!