You're So JUICY!

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing." - John 15:1-5

The above passage is one of my favorite, yet one of the most convicting. How do we know that we are abiding and producing?

One way to produce is in being consistent in your walk with God.

Consistency  is such a big deal, even within the Bible. Think about the children of Israel, when Moses went up to Mt. Sinai to receive the commandments. They got impatient that he was taking so long, and created their own idol god. They had forgotten the loyalty and faithfulness of Almighty God that brought them out of Egypt. There was no consistency because they were so wrapped up in themselves and their needs instead of believing, trusting, and abiding in the God that sustained them.

Jesus said that he prunes those who are producing in order that they may produce more. We are known to always ask God for "more of Him", which I think is funny. Have you used all you have now? Have you produced now? Are you ready to be pruned, ripped, and justified? We must abide in Jesus; that's when we get more of Him! That's how we produce more! It doesn't always come from a grind. It comes from being consumed by Jesus!

A pure anointing comes from abiding with Jesus and the realness of your relationship with Him. The man of God, Elijah, spent so much time with the Father that he could say one the word and what he spoke was so. Why? Because he knew how to abide with the Lord. Because of that, he walked in such a pure anointing that everyone respected him! Kings feared him! But God knew him!

Does God know you because you have a relationship with him? Has he revealed Himself to you on a personal level? Is the fruit that you produce rooted in the TRUE Vine?

Ask the Lord to show you what it means to abide in Him.

BE JUICY!

In Him,
-DJR