Hang out with Jesus

"If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire and they are burned" v6   John 15:1-6  CSB

Verse 5 of our text, informs us that we can co nothing without Jesus and, it's true. We need Him. This is why He tells us to 'Remain' in Him. One of the best definitions of 'Remain' that I have found is. 'To be left as still to be dealt with'. This tells us that we are a work in progress - we haven't made it yet but we're getting close, with God's help.

When we remain in Jesus, or as our title today says, 'Hang out with Jesus', great things happen and we bear excellent fruit. Jesus - the head gardener, prunes us so that we bear much more fruit. When we don't remain in Him, we can do nothing and the fruit we bear is not fit for the Kingdom of God. We are then cut off as a branch that is of no use and thrown into the fire. What does this mean?

Some have said over the years, that a person loses their salvation because of this. This is not true. When we ask Jesus into our life, we receive salvation and this is eternal life. Eternal life is for eternity, What has happened is, we have become disconnected from Jesus and are not flowing in the Holy Spirit - the vine. Somehow we have stepped away. Jesus is still with us but, we are not hearing Him or we are out of alignment with Him at the moment. What can we do? 'Draw near to God and He will draw near to you' James 4:8.

The term, 'To be left as still to be dealt with' has two components:

(1)  Jesus still has some work to do on us

We have some rough edges that require smoothing down. We also have to learn the art of continuing whatever the cost.

(2)  Jesus still has work for us to do

Jesus has not given up on us; there is still work to be done. Make the most of each and every opportunity He gives. He is counting on you!

This is why it is so important to Hang out with Jesus

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