In John fifteen, Jesus moves on from His “I am the true Vine declaration” and concentrates some of His focus on the concept of fruit bearing and abiding. What’s exciting about this is that learning to abide leads to great things for the Kingdom of God. Abiding in Christ will always produce fruit, even though it is not always apparent. Here is the story of a man who produced glorious fruit in a very unspectacular way. A century and a half ago there died a humble minister in a small village in Leicestershire, England. He had never attended college and had no degrees. He was merely a faithful village minister. In his congregation was a young cobbler to whom he gave special attention, teaching him the Word of God. This young man was later to be renowned as William Carey, one of the greatest missionaries of modern times. This same minister had a son, a boy whom he taught faithfully, and constantly encouraged. The boy’s character and powers were profoundly affected by his father’s life. That son was Robert Hall, the mightiest public orator of his day, whose sermons influenced the decisions of statesmen and whose character was as saintly as his preaching was phenomenal. [By comparison,] it seemed that the village pastor [had] accomplished little. There were no spectacular revivals, but his faithful witness and godly life had much to do with giving India its Carey and England its Robert Hall. You do not have to be famous, wealthy, or even educated to faithfully abide in Christ. God expects every believer to live for Him wherever He has placed him in life—regardless of the circumstances. Keep on abiding in Jesus —who knows who you will reach for Him.1 We are talking about the in’s and out’s of remaining connected to the Vine in this podcast entitled, ‘Why It’s Amazing For You To Abide In Jesus’ all on this week’s Light on Life.
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