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We started on a journey exactly a week ago, and on this journey:

• We looked at “Love“ and   “The Love Test,” and concluded that the test of love is sacrifice and forgiveness.
• We went on to unpack “Sacrifice“ and “Forgiveness.”
• Then we gave “One More(Compelling) Reason“ why we should forgive.
• Then we looked at how forgiveness leads to “Healing and Wholeness,“
• And we looked at “Wholeness,” or what it means to be “Whole.“

We now look at how it all comes together. We will use the passionate conversation Jesus had with His disciples in John 15; after He predicted His death, washed his disciples’ feet, and promised them the Holy Spirit among other things (John 12-14). This is what He said;

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.  If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.  If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.

“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.  If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.  I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.  Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.  You are my friends if you do what I command.   I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.

This is my command: Love each other.

(John 15:5-17 NIV)

Noteworthy are these points:

• We will bear much fruit when we remain in Christ; and without Him, we can do nothing.
• To remain in His love implies we have to obey His commands
• His command is that we have to love one another

We have had some very difficult conversations in the past week, and it all comes together in the fact that, we cannot do any of the things discussed in the past few days on our own. We need a lot of help to be successful in them, and Jesus offers that help. And this is how we can tap into that help.

First, we need to dedicate(or rededicate) or lives to Christ; and remain in Him by constantly having conversations with Him, through prayer; and allowing commands to speak to us, through reading and meditating on His word. Then obeying everything He tell us to do.

They are difficult, but not impossible, if we remain in His love.

With Him, all things are possible.

MEMORY VERSE

This is my command: Love each other.
 (John 15:17)

QUESTIONS

Are you finding it difficult to love someone?

Do you Christ commands us to love, and is ever willing to help us if we ask Him?

PRAYER TIP

Father, it is so difficult 

to love some people. 

I have been working 

hard, but it is not 

working. But at Your

command, I will try 

again. 

URGENT CALL

Every soul is valuable to God, far more than the entire world! But by nature, we are all sinful, and alienated from God, and we ultimately face his wrath!

God in His mercy and love made a way for us to remedy this. He gives us a chance to reverse this downward spiral to destruction, join His family, be part of His household, and become His children.

The first step to becoming a member of God’s household is for us to be saved.

Salvation comes through accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Personal Savior.

It is a very personal decision. No one can make that decision for you.

If you make that decision today, there will be great singing and rejoicing in heaven; because one new member has joined the family and household of God! A soul, much, much more valuable than the world, has been saved from destruction!

Do you want to make that decision today?

Please visit “The Believer’s Prayer”
for guidance if you want
to make that decision.

Then develop your new relationship
with God through your Quiet Time.

Then find a Bible-Believing Church
where you can Fellowship with like
minded people.

We will be happy to hear from you through the contact information on that page, or the ones at the top of this page. Don’t delay. Make this very personal decision today!

God richly bless you

SPECIAL GRATITUDE

Thank you for visiting the Testimony Devotional Website.

We would not have gotten here without your prayers, goodwill and overall support. We are grateful, and humbled.

We thank God for counting us worthy to share in His Great Commission; and we thank you for sticking with us through this journey.

God richly bless you.

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