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Jesus Desires Continual Union with Us  ㅡ

 “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can you, except you abide in me.”

 (John 15:4)

This union with Christ, once formed, must be maintained.

This is no casual touch, no off-and-on connection.

The branch becomes a part of the living vine.

The communication of life, strength, and fruitfulness from the root to the branches is unobstructed and constant.

Separated from the vine, the branch cannot live.

No more, said Jesus, can you live apart from Me.

The life you have received from Me can be preserved only by continual communion.

Without Me you cannot overcome one sin, or resist one temptation.

“Abide in Me, and I in you.”(John 15:4) 

Abiding in Christ means a constant receiving of His Spirit, a life of unreserved surrender to His service.

The channel of communication must be open continually between man and his God.

As the vine branch constantly draws the sap from the living vine, so are we to cling to Jesus, and receive from Him by faith the strength and perfection of His own character.

 (The Desire of Ages 676)

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