Today’s Devotion
Topic: Don’t Fall Away; Stand!
Text: John 16: 1
“All this I have told you so that you will not fall away.” Amen
One day Jesus gave some very critical teachings to guide all who mean to walk with Him to the end.
From John chapter 15: 1-8, He said He is the true fine and His Father is the gardener. We ought to remain in Him so as to bear much fruits. Then from verses 9- 17, He explains that as the Father has loved Him so has He loved us; therefore we should remain in His love and love each other.
From the verse 18 of the same chapter through to verse 25, He forewarned that the world will hate us because we do not belong there anymore. He also said that a servant was not greater than the Master. If He was persecuted, then we will be as all. Finally, in the last verses of 26 to 27, Jesus comforted them saying, “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father — the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father — He will testify about me.”
Now it is not until the first verse of the next chapter (16), that Jesus explains why He had been talking about remaining in Him, loving one another, preparing for persecution and receiving the ministry of the Holy Spirit. He explained by saying that, “All this I have told you so that you will not fall away.”
Wow! It’s amazing, isn’t it? That the love of our Master for us has no bounds. He doesn’t want any of us to fall away. No, He doesn’t! He has therefore gone all out to arm us with the main truth which will help the believer to not fall away.
Join with us then; let us teach our generation of believers to do everything possible to remain in Jesus so that we can bear fruits. For if we don’t, the Father who is the gardener will prune us off. Let us also learn from Jesus to love one another, just as He loved us and gave Himself for us. For Jesus has demonstrated greater love for us by laying down His life for us all. If we do not love each other, then the love of God is not in us.
Let us equip them again to be steadfast in persecution, for there is a great reward when we don’t faint. And help them understand that we can’t make it in this Christian journey on our own unless we allow the HOLY SPIRIT to help and strengthen us. That is the way to remain standing in Christ, even with the odds against us. Jesus carefully taught us all this so that we will not fall away.
Beloved, “therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to STAND.” (Ephesians 6:13)
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