For Without Him, You Can Do Nothing

Happy Weekend everyone,

There is a song I enjoyed singing when I was a child, well, I still enjoy the song till now. The song started with what Jesus said in John 15 about Him being the Vine and we the branches. Aside from singing the song, I enjoy reading John chapter 15. Today, my focus is on John 15:5.

John 15:5 says, “I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.” AMP. The Message Bible puts the underlined thus, “Separated, you can’t produce a thing.” Jesus said, He is the Vine and we are the branches. A Vine is a climbing plant that produces grapes, the vine has branches attached to it and sustains it. Without the vine, the branches cannot survive; if any branch is cut off the vine, it withers and dies. Jesus said the same of Himself and those born of God, without Him we can do nothing.

Let’s take a look at a hammer, the hammer is strong and fitted, but even with that, the hammer cannot drive nails through a wood by itself, it needs the help of a professional carpenter to drive nails through the wood the right way. If an ordinary person uses the hammer, he most likely won’t drive the nails as good as the carpenter this is what Jesus meant when He said without Him we can do nothing.

We have received the Holy Spirit through Jesus. He is the same Spirit in Jesus, in other words, without the Holy Spirit, there is no Jesus! The Holy Spirit serves as our counsellor, guardian, helper, direction, and many more. The Holy Spirit keeps us in line with the path of Jesus by teaching us all things.

Man, unknown to him do not know that He is blind and in darkness, he is used to it and feels that is how life is meant to be. He cannot see beyond his nose, has no idea of what the future holds, as I have said before and would say again, he lives his life based on assumption and probability, in other words, guesswork. But to be attached to Jesus implies you live the life of Christ, the One in whom all authority in heaven and earth has been given to and at His name every knee would bow and every tongue would confess, in heaven, earth and under the earth, this is the person we are meant to be attached to.

If you are not attached to Jesus, you would wear out like a plant who has been uprooted from its roots, this was what happened to Adam, who then affected the whole world. But when you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved, and your life would be firmly rooted in Christ, in other words, we would be as the branches attached to the true Vine, and be sustained forever.

For without Him we can do nothing, without the carpenter, the hammer can do nothing, likewise without Jesus, we can do nothing.

“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God.” Romans 8:14

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)