#1 of a 31 piece study on Jesus the Vine and us the branches
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
"The mystery which hath been hid from ages, but now is made manifest to His saints: to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery...which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."Colossians 1:26 The nearness, the all-sufficiency, the faithfulness of the Lord Jesus, the naturalness, the fruitfulness of a life of faith, are so revealed, that it is as if one could with confidence say, Let the parable enter into the heart, and all will be right. May the blessed Lord give the blessing. May He teach us to study the mystery of the Vine in the spirit of worship, waiting for God's own teaching.
"The mystery which hath been hid from ages, but now is made manifest to His saints: to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery...which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."Colossians 1:26 The nearness, the all-sufficiency, the faithfulness of the Lord Jesus, the naturalness, the fruitfulness of a life of faith, are so revealed, that it is as if one could with confidence say, Let the parable enter into the heart, and all will be right. May the blessed Lord give the blessing. May He teach us to study the mystery of the Vine in the spirit of worship, waiting for God's own teaching.
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Table of ContentsThe Vine John 15:1The Husbandman John 15:1The Branch John 15:2The Fruit John 15:2More Fruit John 15:2The Cleansing John 15:2The Pruning Knife John 15:3Abide John 15:4Except Ye Abide John 15:4I the Vine John 15:5Ye the Branches John 15:5Much Fruit John 15:5You can do Nothing John 15:5Withered Branches John 15:6Whatsoever ye Will John 15:7If ye Abide John 15:7The Father Glorified John 15:8True Disciples John 15:8The Wonderful Love John 15:9Abide in My Love John 15:9Obey and Abide John 15:10Ye, even as I John 15:10Joy John 15:11Love One Another John 15:12Even as I have Loved You John 15:12---------------------Christ's Friendship: Its Origin John 15:13 Christ's Friendship: Its Evidence John 15:14 Christ's Friendship: Its Intimacy John 15:15 ---------------------Election John 15:16Abiding Fruit John 15:16Prevailing Prayer John 15:16...
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THE VINE#1 in 31 piece study
"I am the True Vine" {{John 15:1}} All earthly things are the shadows of heavenly realities ~~ the expression, in created, visible forms, of the invisible glory of God. The Life and the Truth are in Heaven; on earth we have figures and shadows of the heavenly truths. When Jesus says: "I am the true Vine," He tells us that all the vines of earth are pictures and emblems of Himself. {{we are all created in His image}} He is the divine reality, of which they are the created expression. They all point to Him, and preach Him, and reveal Him. If you would know Jesus, study the vine. How many eyes have gazed on and admired a great vine with its beautiful fruit. Come and gaze on the heavenly Vine till your eye turns from all else to admire Him. How many, in a sunny climate, sit and rest under the shadow of a vine. Come and be still under the shadow of the true Vine, and rest under it from the heat of the day. What countless numbers rejoice in the fruit of the vine! Come, and take, and eat of the heavenly fruit of the true Vine, and let your soul say: "I sat under His shadow with great delight, and His fruit was sweet to my taste.
"I am the true Vine. This is a heavenly mystery. {{except to His children, there are no mysteries}} The earthly vine can teach you much about this Vine of Heaven. Many interesting and beautiful points of comparison suggest themselves, and help us to get conceptions of what Christ meant. But such thoughts do not teach us to know what the heavenly Vine really is, in its cooling shade, and its life-giving fruit. The experience of this is part of the hidden mystery, which none but Jesus Himself, by His Holy Spirit, can unfold and impart.
I am the true Vine. The vine is the living Lord, who Himself speaks, and gives, and works all that He has for us. If you would know the meaning and power of that word, do not think to find it by thought or study; these may help to show you what you must get from Him to awaken desire and hope and prayer, but they cannot show you the Vine. Jesus alone can reveal Himself. He gives His Holy Spirit to open the eyes to gaze upon Himself, to open the heart to receive Himself. He must Himself speak the word to you and me.
I am the true Vine.
Ques. 1. And what am I to do, if I want the mystery, in all its heavenly beauty and blessing, opened up to me?
With what you already know of the parable, bow down and be still, worship and wait, until the divine Word enters your heart, and you feel His holy presence with you, and in you. The overshadowing of His holy love will give you the perfect calm and rest of knowing that the Vine will do all.
I am the true Vine.~~ He who speaks is God, in His infinite power able to enter into us. He is man, one with us. He is the crucified One, who won a perfect righteousness and a divine life for us through His death. He is the glorified One, who from the throne gives His Spirit to make His presence real and true. He speaks~~ just listen, not to His words only, but to Himself, as He whispers secretly day by day: "I am the true Vine! All that the Vine can ever be to its branch, "I will be to you."
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Holy Lord Jesus, the heavenly Vine of God's own planting, I ask of You, reveal Yourself to my soul; to the souls of all that are here right now at this moment in time. Let the Holy Spirit, not only in thought, but in experience, give me; us, to know all that You, the Son of God, are to me; to us as the true Vine.
In Jesus name
amen
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