by Andrew Murray | May 1, 2024 | The Mystery of the True Vine
20th Day Abide in My Love Even as the Father hath loved Me, I also have loved you: abide ye in My love.—Ver. 9. Abide in My love. We speak of a man’s home as his abode. Our abode, the home of our soul, is to be the love of Christ. We are to live our life there, to be...
by Andrew Murray | May 1, 2024 | The Mystery of the True Vine
19th Day The Wonderful Love Even as the Father hath loved Me, I also have loved you.—Ver. 9. Here Christ leaves the language of parable, and speaks plain out of the Father. Much as the parable could teach, it could not teach the lesson of love. All that the vine does...
by Andrew Murray | May 1, 2024 | The Mystery of the True Vine
18th Day True Disciples Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit: so shall ye be My disciples—Ver. 8. And are those who do not bear much fruit, not disciples? They may be, but in a backward and immature stage. Of those who bear much fruit, Christ says:...
by Andrew Murray | May 1, 2024 | The Mystery of the True Vine
17th Day The Father Glorified Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit.—Ver. 8. How can we glorify God? Not by adding to His glory or bringing Him any new glory that He has not. But simply by allowing His glory to shine out through us, by yielding...
by Andrew Murray | May 1, 2024 | The Mystery of the True Vine
16th Day If Ye Abide If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.—Ver. 7. The reason the Vine and its Branches are such a true parable of the Christian life, is that all nature has one source and breathes one...
by Andrew Murray | May 1, 2024 | The Mystery of the True Vine
15th Day Whatsoever Ye Will If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you.—Ver. 7. The whole place of the branch in the vine is one of unceasing prayer. Without intermission it is ever calling: O my vine, send the...
