Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (known as the 4 gospels). These men and their accounts of walking with Jesus daily are simply breath taking. They saw Him perform miracles, walked and talked with Him, and learned from Him. Then He was taken from them..Well, not completely; He left them the Holy Spirit to lead and guide them!
As I finished up the Book of John I noticed some things that I missed before. Things that may not make you go wow but for me things I'd glossed over. There's this one word in John Chapter 15 that is consistent throughout the chapter when Jesus speaks about Him being the True Vine and us being branches. What is that word? Remain. It means to "Endure, abide, persist, stay." It hit me this morning like a brick. If I "Endure, remain, stay, and am persistent in my walk with Jesus I will bear much fruit that the world can see. Remaining is sometimes tough especially during times of difficulty but those times when we stay in close communion with Jesus that we produce great fruit. Oh, I can't tell you how sweet this experience is for me!
So it makes sense that if I stay away from reading God's Word, church, or fellowship with other believers that I produce little to no fruit. It just makes sense!
This is just another thing that I missed over the years...In John's account of Jesus' burial Nicodemus shows up. The guy who came to Jesus by night...remember him? Yep, that guy shows up at Jesus' grave with about 75 lbs of embalming ointments made from myrrh and aloes. John 19:39. I'd never noticed that before. They bury Jesus with one of the same gifts presented to Him at His birth. WOW, WOW, WOW!
Oh how sweet it must've been to walk and talk and learn from Jesus! I'm so glad though He's left us the Holy Spirit to teach us until we get to see Him face to face!
This is truly leaving me Wonder Struck!
Blessings,
Alicia Roark
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