Abiding in Christ, the premise to abundant life

Category: Dependence

  • Found ready in the opportune time…

    “When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him [ temporarily], until a more opportune time” (Luke 4:13 Amplified Bible). I’ve never considered myself an expert negotiator, and calling myself one would be misleading. I don’t enjoy haggling over prices, whether at a farmers market or elsewhere. The most I’ve ever saved is probably…

  • YOU are that light – more than a beautiful metaphor ….

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    “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house”. (Matthew 5:14,15) “Do not lower yourself to the level of…

  • Launch out into the deep…

    “When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon Peter:” launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch. (Luke 5:4) Heavy eyelids and a weary expression revealed an exhausted, disappointed, and frustrated Peter. They had fished all night without catching a single fish. He pulled their two boats ashore and…

  • Abide…a permanent relationship

    “Remain in Me, and I [will remain] in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself without remaining in the vine, neither can you [bear fruit, producing evidence of your faith] unless you remain in Me.” [AMP Bible]. Most of the time we go to Florida, we stop at one of our family…

  • “I AM YOUR FATHER”

    “They will come with weeping [in repentance and for joy], and by [their] prayer I will lead them; I will make them walk by streams of water, on a straight path in which they will not stumble, for I am a Father to Israel and Ephraim is My firstborn”. (Jeremiah 31:9; AMP. Bible) Ever since…