Be Joyful As You Abide in Christ

            Have you had your Joy Juice today?  Abide in Christ by basking in His love and generously sharing His joy.

            The word “abide” is used often in the scriptures to encourage us to “live with” Christ continually. By dwelling in His presence every day, every minute, we are walking with Him through life. 

In a nutshell, abiding in Christ means allowing His Word to fill our minds, direct our wills, and transform our affections. In other words, our relationship to Christ is intimately connected to what we do with our lives! As Christ’s Word dwells in us and the Spirit fills us, we will begin to pray in a way consistent with the will of God…. (This excerpt is taken from In Christ Alone by Sinclair Ferguson.)

1 John 2:24 says: “As for you, let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father.”

             If we believe in Jesus, we are “in Him”. We are united to Him… connected to the life-giving branch. But no matter where you are on your spiritual journey, you can experience the reality of this connection to Jesus more and more.

·         You can become more fruitful.

·         You can enjoy Jesus more.

·         And you can become more like Jesus. 

All of that “abiding” means that we can experience the sweetness, power, and joy of our connection to him in greater degrees, as we grow in ongoing daily dependence on him. 

           Be joyful as you abide in Christ.