Jesus tells us in John 10 that His sheep follow Him and that they know His voice. This means we have the ability to discern His voice from all the other voices in our lives. We simply need to dial it down, turn off all the media that are shouting for our attention, and intentionally tune into the voice of God. Let’s do that for these next few minutes as we consider this passage from the Living Word of God.
John 15:1,4,5,16 NASB
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. 16 You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.”
Abiding in Jesus
Lectio Eleven
John 15
Trust in the Lord
Psalm 37:3–7
Isaiah 26:4 instructs us to trust in the Lord forever, for in God the Lord we have an everlasting Rock. Today let’s wait on the Lord, let’s turn our focus to Him, let’s listen with our hearts and see what He has for us. Psalm 37:3-7 NASB “Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord; and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He will do it. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light and your judgment as the noonday. Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him.”
God is My Refuge
Psalm 32:6–7
Psalm 91 talks about dwelling in the shelter of the Most High and abiding in the shadow of the almighty, that the Lord covers us with his pinions and there we find refuge under his wings. Today let’s turn to that secret place where the Lord longs to gather us as a hen gathers her chicks. He is our refuge and dwelling place. Psalm 32:6-7 NASB “Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found; surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach http://him.you are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance.”
Seek His Face
Psalm 27:4, Psalm 27:7–9
In Jeremiah 31 God promises that if we seek Him with all of our heart, He will be found by us. We have His word on this. So today, Lord, we ask you for undivided hearts as we seek your face through your Living Word. Psalm 27:4, 7-9a NASB “One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord. All the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to meditate in His temple. Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice, and be gracious to me and answer me. When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “Your face, O Lord, I shall seek. Do not hide Your face from me.”