When you discover a relationship with a person that you care greatly about it changes the way you think, it changes the way you feel, it changes the things you value, it changes the things that occupy your mind, body, and soul.
When you discover a relationship with a person that you know loves you, you find peace and hope for each new day. You find joy in being together and anticipation of the times to come.
You grow and become more and more like the person who you know for certain loves you.
In chapter 13-16 of the Gospel John, John records Jesus making reference to Abiding in him; no less than 21 times.
Abiding in Jesus. In our text this morning, John tells us this is like a grape vine that grows and spreads across a trellis, all is supported by a single vine that grows deep into the ground. The leaves, the branches, the fruit, none of it can happen if it is not directly connected to vine. And yet because it is connected to the vine: nourishment, strength, beauty, and fruit will be found on it. In places where grape vines thrive many of the vines actually look more like trees because of how strong the vine has become. But everything above the vine only exists because its connection to the vine itself.
The branches, the leaves, the fruit they grow and from a distance you see the grape vine and the beauty grabs your attention, you begin to have hope as you approach the vine and soon you become filled with life as you taste and see how good and pleasing the fruit of the vine actually is.
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