Text John 15:1-7
You have you been working for a
firm for close to five years or more without promotion or a raise in your
salary. But those who just joined the firm within a year or two get promoted
and you wonder why? Or you have your own business and have been battling with
sales; you are at the edge of bankruptcy and you wonder why?
You move from frying pan to
fire, disappointed and frustrated from job seeking. Your home is in disorder
and can’t understand why your wife wants a divorce. Your kids are out of
control; your life is upside down and can’t make sense of anything. You feel
life isn’t worth living and suicide is the only way. Really?
The answer is simple: “…apart from Me you can do nothing”
(John 15:5). Jesus Christ is the Way and the Truth and the Life… and all things
were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him was not even one
thing made that has come into being (John 1:3).
This is to clarify that the
Sovereign and Supreme God of all has given everything and all power in heaven
and on earth to His Son, Jesus Christ from the foundation of the world. He
controls the affairs of man, for man can do nothing on his own. So, don’t be
surprised that you have been toiling hard and have been getting infertile
results daily. That is because Christ is missing in your life.
The conundrums of life
sometimes are more than what we can bear. For this reason did Jesus come to
take our burdens and woes away, and to give us rest from all the worries. “Come
to Me, all you who labour and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will
cause you to rest…” (Matthew 11:28).
He is ever willing to help you
carry your cross when you leave it all to Him. You must have heard people say
“when you believe in yourself you can make it and succeed”. I beg to differ
because “all good things such as success, favour, blessings, promotions, etc.
come from God (James 1:17; John 3:27)” and are only given freely to those who
believe and seek Him diligently by faith in His son (Hebrews 11:6).
The promises of God stand sure
and “no one who believes and relies on Him will ever be put to shame”. But if
you think you can survive on your own, don’t say I didn’t tell you that “… apart from Him you still can do nothing.”
Though sinners who forsake the
way of the Truth continue in their
evil ways and multiply in possessions and riches, “yet surely I know that it
will be well with those who fear God, revere and worship Him by faith through
Jesus Christ (Ecclesiastes 8:12).
It doesn’t cost God anything to
change your situation and turn your life around for good. Check what Luke 1:37 says. God doesn’t fail, and He never will. You
can count on Him when you surrender all to Jesus and allow Him take the wheel.
He cares about you (1 Peter 5:7).
“If a person does not dwell in
Me, he is thrown out like a (broken-off) branch, and withers … ‘but’ if you
live in Me (abide by Him) and My words remain in you and continue to live in
your heart, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you” (John 15:7).
Why not ask Jesus to help you
today? The same Jesus who healed the woman with an issue of blood; who brought
Lazarus back to life; who healed the man at Bethesda; healed lepers; the blind
and the sick can do yours too. “He is the same yesterday, today and forever
(Hebrews 13:8). He never changes and He wants to help.
Apart from Him you can do nothing,
but with and through Him you can do all things. Jesus is Lord!
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