Remain.....again....

Remain again.....

In December I wrote about the word "remain" and it has come up again and again...

1 John 2:24-28 As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. And this is what he promised us—eternal life. I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him. And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. 

This same John is writing again in his old age...encouraging the Christians, "my dear children" to continue in the Word...remain in the faith...remain in Him who has anointed you...

And again in the Psalms...God remains the same..He doesn't perish, He remains forever...continues to exist when all else is gone...faithful forever....

And here we are, two thousand plus years later , exhorted to do the same...remain...as millions of others have done, are doing , will do...encouraging those around us to remain in Him..."confident and unashamed before him at his coming." His word still holding true....to remain....

Psalm 102:25-27 In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing you will change them and they will be discarded. But you remain the same, and your years will never end. 

Psalm 146:6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth,the sea, and everything in them—he remains faithful forever. 

Thank YOU again...help me to continue to remain in You as You remain in me....

Remain....

I was reading John 15 and one word kept leaping out, "remain" over and over again..like it was worth repeating....IT IS....that connection, that "remain".....

Jesus is in us, with us.....as life flows through branches not cut off...He is our life blood, our breath, our comforter, our Word, our bread, our Love, our Christmas Joy, our Righteousness, our Redeemer..our everything...our remainer....that once there never leaves....or forsakes....

Thank YOU for remaining .....help me to remain in You, to bear the fruit...that only glorifies You.....

Psalm 146:6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth,the sea, and everything in them—he remains faithful forever. 

John 15:1-11 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 

Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. “I am the vine; you are the branches. 

If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 

If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 

This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. 

“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. 

Now remain in my love. If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.

 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.