- If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. John 15:24 – I had to do some research on this so I understood what it was saying because at first it seems to say if Jesus never came they wouldn’t be guilty of sin. Well, in a way, that is what it’s saying. See if Jesus never came and never did the works He did and never said what He said, they would have never had the opportunity to reject Him or reject what He said. So as a result they would have never had the chance to sin that way. Now that doesn’t cancel out all the other sinful things they did in their life, but they at least wouldn’t have rejected the Word and person of Jesus. Thankfully for us He did come and He did speak and He did move in power. Let’s then not commit the same sin the people Jesus was speaking of made in rejecting Him. Let’s abide in His love as He spoke on earlier in the passage. Accept who Jesus says He is, accept His love, and accept His lead in your life. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1407
- Abide in me, and 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 and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:4-5 –“Abiding” is a key word in these verses and in this chapter. Understand it as Jesus saying we need to be connected spiritually to Him through a saving faith and to be pursuing this connection wholeheartedly by following of His commands. When we follow what He says, we will abide with Him and see much fruit being produced from our life. We see that apart from Jesus, fruit like peace, joy, love, and patience are impossible to produce. When we though find ourselves connected to Jesus and pursuing that connection with Jesus through obedience, there we begin to see fruit being produced. Are you then searching for fruit that only Jesus can provide? Things like peace, patience, and joy? First you must ask are you connected to Him. Have you placed your faith in Jesus yet? Once that has been firmly established, ask yourself the next question…are you pursuing that relationship you have with Jesus? For only in a relationship with Christ that is actively serving Him and following Him will there be such fruits. Abide with Him, and find the fruit you need. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2765
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