May 27 – John 15:14
John 15:14b Amp (again!)
Just as no branch can bear fruit of itself without abiding in (vitally united to) the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in Me.
He doesn’t say it’s HARD to. He says you CAN’T. We can’t reproduce that Seed-bearing fruit unless His Holy Spirit is flowing in us. Just like in the creation when God made “trees bearing fruit in which was their seed, each according to its kind,” we can only reproduce according to our “kind.” Flesh produces flesh; Spirit produces Spirit. It’s a VITAL union.
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