Abiding power!

Abiding power!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

I John 2:6
He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.

Something that is common in every genuine believer, in every genuine disciple of Jesus is that they walk exactly the way Jesus walked while He was on the earth. Abiding in Jesus causes you to walk exactly like Jesus walked.

The more you abide in Him, the more you resemble Him. The less you abide in Him, the less you resemble Him. Do you resemble Jesus? Does your walk resemble Him? Does your talk resemble Him? If yes, continue abiding in Him and let the world see Jesus in you and through you in a greater dimension. Hallelujah. If not, it's something to seriously think about. Why not? The issue is with abiding. Abiding in Him results in His resemblance in our life. Jesus said in John 15.5, ‘I am the vine, you are the branches, He who abides in me and I in him bears much fruit, for without me you can do nothing.’ Jesus is the Vine and everything you need as a branch is in the Vine. There is nothing you need that is outside the Vine. To abide simply means to stay connected, to dwell and to continue in the Vine.

Stay in the word. Stay in prayer. Continue confessing the Scriptures. Continue worshipping and praising the Lord. Continue attending and participating in the church faithfully. Continue doing the word passionately. Only look to Jesus and continue therein. Never give up. Always stay connected to Jesus, let His ability flow in, through you and let the world see Jesus in you.

“I abide in Jesus, my Vine. His ability flows in me. His Spirit works in and through me. I resemble Jesus in everything I do. I walk like Him, I talk like Him and I live like Him. Jesus is my Lord.”