Abide In Christ

Abide in The Fruit

 

John 15:8

This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit

This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. – John 15:8 (NIV)

Jesus tells us that the way that we glorify the Father is to bear much fruit. The interesting thing is that earlier in this passage Jesus tells us that we can’t bear fruit on our own; we must abide in Him. So what does it mean to abide? It seems that a reaction is started when we earnestly seek after God in His word and prayer. The attributes of Christ begin to appear in our lives. This is to the Father’s glory and it becomes a display of our relationship to God.

John 15:5-7 I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Let go to John 13:35 I am going to show you something. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” The unbelievers recognized Jesus disciples not by their doctrinal distinctive, nor by dramatic miracles, nor even by their love for the loss. They recognized them by their deeds and their love for one another.

Which bring us back to John 15:8 Notice the striking parallel between the these verses and v13:35. The love of 13:35 is pictured as fruit here. This text has come into full circle in showing how strategic it it for disciple to love each other, as Christ method on evangelizing the lost. They shall know and Identify that you will be Christ disciple. In closing; Where there is good fruit, there are also seeds for propagation.