Want To Bear Fruit?

Stephen Altrogge:

I find Jesus’ words in John 15:5 very helpful:

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

Isn’t that refreshingly simple? If I want to bear much fruit I need to abide in Jesus. That’s it.

To abide with Jesus is to be with him. To spend time with him. To be near to him.

It’s important to think through the various spiritual disciplines we pursue. But let’s not get overly worked up or worried about producing fruit for the Lord. If we abide with Jesus, we will produce fruit. Actually, let me correct that. If we abide with Jesus, He will produce fruit.

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