Definition:
Abide : To stand, bear, tolerate, remain, to depend upon, to be connected to.
Scripture Reading:
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. / And I will pray the Father, and he
shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. / Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. /I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing. / If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. / If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. / … I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. / And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. / And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
Ps 91:1; John 14:16; John 15:4, 5, 7, 10; 1 John 2:14, 17, 28; 1 Cor 13:13
Discipleship Directive:
The disciple must abide in Christ if one hopes to see the fruit of Christ in one’s life. To abide, you must give your life to Christ so that He may personally graft you into Himself. God greatest goal is to have a personal relationship with each one of us.
Dedication Prayer:
Lord Jesus, I pray today that our relationship will grow deeper in each other and that your Spirit will flow out through my life to touch others for your glory. Thank you for engrafting me into yourself so that I may abide together with you as your child.
