The Words of Jesus in John 15 come immediately to mind as I read this Scripture, especially verses 4 – 5 + 7, which say, “Abide in Me (Live in Me, Jesus), and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the Vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing.” We read these powerful Words in John 3: 27: which say, “John (the Baptist) answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from Heaven.” I could try to worship the Lord in my own strength, without having Jesus as Lord of my life, but the Lord tells us in John 4: 24: “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth.”
