“Bear Much Fruit
And Become
My Disciples”
“…I am the vine, you are the branches.
Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit,
because apart from me you can do nothing. Whoever does not abide in me is
thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into
the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for
whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this,
that you bear much fruit and become my disciples. As the Father has loved me,
so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will
abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his
love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that
your joy may be complete.”
“This is my commandment, that you love
one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down
one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you.
I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what
the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known
to you everything that I have heard from my Father. You did not choose me but I
chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so
that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. I am giving you
these commands so that you may love one another.”
We abide in Christ’s love when we show
love to others. We feel the warmth of Christ’s love when we obey His
commandment to love and serve others. That is the way to stay in the sunshine.
Our love for
God is seen in our love for others.