“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.” John 15:5
A tree starts from a small seedling. It needs nourishment daily to sustain itself: the sun, water, and fertile ground.
Such is the life of my children. When one receives me as their Redeemer and Lord, the seedling has begun to grow.
You must be nourished to continue to grow.
Nourishment comes from abiding in my Son, from where all things of good exist. He must be a part of your life every day for you to grow strong as you receive His strength.
His strength is not moved by the storms or high winds of life’s circumstances. The roots grow deep from your abiding.
The water that nourishes you is the water of the Word.
It is your life sustenance while living in this terrestrial world. You are here, yet not. This terrestrial place in which you live is where your fertile ground is. It becomes fertile with every human encounter for my sake.
My plans my purposes are for the fertile ground to grow all over this world, with the sharing of the life-giving message of the Gospel. Without it, living things will dry up and die as the wind scatters them.
Become a great oak by having deep roots in Me.
Purpose yourself to be watered daily, and as you nourish yourself in Me, the ground you walk on will be eternally fertile as you nourish others.
