Jesus said, “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." (John 15:5)
I spent much of my day thinking of this verse. I am stuck on the word "abide". Here are some synonyms for abide: comply with · obey · observe · follow · keep to · hold to · conform to · adhere to · stick to · stand by · act in accordance with · uphold · heed · accept · go along with · acknowledge · respect · defer to. So, what Jesus is expecting from His disciples (if you claim to be a Christian, you should be a disciple) is to have a lifestyle where He is exclusively followed. It seems to have  changed from our abiding with Him to Him abiding with us! Abiding with Him is to be following Him, going where He goes. Now, He is supposed to abide with us! We can now take Him to the casino and bingo halls. We can take Him into any sexual experience we chose, whether with anybody or alone with your computer. We can use His name to cheat our fellow man. We can take Him on our drinking parties. And on the list goes. Where ever you want Him to abide, He will go. Why? Because, without Him, we can't do anything.
Wrong! He is the Vine, we are the branches.............
Because this is the new norm and He never changes, heed the warning of His next words......... “If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned." (John 15:6) That sounds like hell!
We need a revival! Will you let it begin in you?