MUCH FRUITFULNESS

“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing,” John 15:5 ESV. As a young man, I often felt naturally clever. I now realize that I was not really clever at, I was blessed. It is the foolishness of mankind to claim more of himself than he ought. My spiritual re-birth happened when I was only five years old. I struggled early and often in my faith, but there was always that inner guidance at work. It saved my life more than once and directed me again and again in crucial moments. Good discernment, coupled with obedience to God’s will, is a far sturdier guidance system than mere cleverness. The good news is that accurate spiritual guidance is readily available to anyone who seeks it; God’s Word and Spirit does not discriminate. LORD, guide me this day into Your highest and best.