“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.”
Jesus only allows us two different views of ourselves in the Scriptures. One is who we are and what we have and what we can do in life with Him. That is a long list of very positive and powerful promises. The other view is what our potential in life is without Him. This prognosis doesn’t look good no matter what we may try to do.
The Message Bible says: “I am the Vine, you are the branches. When you’re joined with me and I with you, the relation intimate and organic, the harvest is sure to be abundant. Separated, you can’t produce a thing.”
In the world’s view it may look like people are really accomplishing a lot in life without Jesus. But when the test of eternal time is applied to these accomplishments do they amount to anything? Jesus says that without Him, what you end up doing will not turn out to be a hill of beans.
Without Jesus I can do nothing of eternal value. Praise God, I’m not without Him.
- Reading Plan A: Acts 16:1-15
- Reading Plan B: Matthew 5
- Reading Plan C: Psalms 1-3; Acts 16:1-15
by Tim Davidson
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Word of Faith Church & Outreach Center
Called to the Body of Christ as a pastor and teacher, Tim Davidson pioneered Word of Faith Church in Bismarck in 1980. He served as its Lead Pastor for 35 years and now serves as Founding Pastor. Pastor Tim has pioneered 6 churches in North Dakota and now serves as Regional Director for Rhema Ministerial Association International. Teaching believers foundational truths from God's Word is his passion.
He has authored 3 yearly devotion books that are used both here and overseas to help believers become "rooted and grounded" in their faith.
God is now calling Pastor Tim to share the treasury of wisdom and knowledge God has given to him with other pastors and churches.