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September 18, 2023
THE CENTER THAT HOLDS EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
By Evangelist Beta Buoro
SONG
You are the Pillar that holds my life,
You are the Pillar that holds my life,
Master Jesus, You are the Pillar that holds my life.
Master Jesus, You are the Pillar that holds my life.
TEXT
"Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abides in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me." - John chapter 15 verse 4, King James Version.
Jesus is the Center that holds all things together, so therefore, we need to abide in Him.
"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing." - John chapter 15 verse 5.
If you want to know the helplessness of a branch, cut it off from the vine. Likewise, if you want to know the nakedness of a man, cut him off from God.
As the branch if separated from the parent's stock could produce no fruit, but would wither and die, so also the Christian, if separated from Christ would dry up spiritually.
A couple will not have a good marriage if Jesus is not holding the marriage together. In fact, people have difficulty in having good relationship with one another should Jesus not be leading and influencing them to love one other.
Our businesses and finances are usually in a mess without Jesus. A student can not succeed on his or her own without Jesus.
Our emotions are out of control without Jesus.
Our thoughts are clouded and confused without Jesus; for He says in John chapter 15 vee verse 5, "for without Me ye can do nothing."
"And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence." (Colossians chapter 1 verses 17 and 18.
Jesus was before everything in time past and through Him all things came into existence.
Since Christ was before all things were set in place, it then follows that we can not set our priority without putting Him first on the top of our list.
In Colossians chapter 1 verse 18, we are told that Jesus is the Head of the body. Therefore, He alone, in every respect should occupy the chief place in our lives.
If Jesus is not first in our lives as we draw our scales of preference, then we need to rearrange our priorities.
When setting our priorities, it's important to understand that Jesus is the One holding the power to all that is good in our lives. Our lives will not be blessed if we keep God in a little Sunday Morning Box and let Him have our attention for only two hours service in a week.
As long as we are here in this world, we will have to resist becoming like the world. Life in our world can be a daily battle, but the key to victory is to remember that Jesus holds everything together, and that without Him we can do nothing, neither can we amount to anything in life.
PRAYER:
Help me Lord, for l can do nothing without you; my fulfillment is complete in my abiding in You, in Jesus Mighty name. 🙏 🙏 🙏
This article was updated on September 18, 2023
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