Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me

"You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me."

JOHN 15:3-4

To accept Jesus is not simply accepting him and moving along. It is to contort your life to the ways of Christ. It is to pray and to seek to meditate with your Lord as often as possible. Jesus is first. He is sovereign over all aspects of life. Come to him. Stay with him and enjoy the comforts of spending quality time with your Lord and Savior. You will be equipped with all that you need through Christ.

You cannot produce good fruit separate from the Lord. It is him in you that is good. Every thought and constraint that separates you from the Lord must be brought to him. The Lord did no thing separate than what his father asked of him. We are to do the same with Jesus. The Holy Spirit of God desires to live in you and will live in you - feeding you wisdom, understanding, love, grace, hope and patience from heaven. It is in this unification of your mind, body and soul rightly fixated on Christ Jesus that the Lord's will can be done in you.

I will send you out to fish for people

"As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” At once they left their nets and followed him."

MARK 1:16-18

Jesus is life. With the Lord all things happen. Let the doubt in your mind be expunged by your new life and love for Christ. Seek the Lord and your paths shall become straight.

The very thing God desires most is for you to give your will to him. He asks that you give your right to yourself to him. And in him, he will make you whole. He will work all things to provide you the life he has prepared for you. The world has not prepared a plan for your life. At once, when Jesus spoke to Simon and his brother Andrew, they left their old life and began a new life immediately. This is the calling of the saint - at once the Lord says, "Come, Follow me" - they go.

Come....Follow Me

"Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, “What do you want?”

They said, “Rabbi” (which means “Teacher”), “where are you staying?”

“Come,” he replied, “and you will see.”

So they went and saw where he was staying, and they spent that day with him. It was about four in the afternoon.... The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ). And he brought him to Jesus....

The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. Finding Philip, he said to him, “Follow me.”

JOHN 1:38-43

Living a blameless, righteous and Holy life is important for the directional flow and love of Christ to be understood. After all has been given to Jesus, live a sin free lifestyle through the power of the Holy Spirit - not you. You can say no to sin and yes to Holiness - Yes to blamelessness and Yes to a complete life with your Lord and Savior.

The interest of self must be completely broken and set aside for you to come to Jesus with completeness. The disciple of Christ is not armed with pride, ego or self reliance, but rather cloaked in love and truth through faith and obedience to do exactly what the Lord asks. "Follow Me, "Come" - these are the words of Christ Jesus in choosing his disciples. The chosen say, "I am here" and walk with the Lord.

The stubborn flesh will proclaim, "I am not a saint." The life of a follower of Christ Jesus is absolutely called to be a saint. Is it too great of a task for the sovereign Lord? Those who say, they are not a saint and continue in sin, proclaim to God that he is not powerful enough to fulfill his word in them. This is blasphemy. Those who say they are too weak to follow God insult their creator. Come unto him and make no thing hidden. The Lord Jesus is Love and loves you. He is calling you into his comforting embrace.

Come to me, all who are weary and burdened

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

MATTHEW 11:28-30

Committing your life to Jesus is not playing church. It is the full commitment to give everything to your Lord. Hold not one shred of human desire - and the Lord will reign peace unto you as you have not felt. Your path becomes straight. Your walk and prayers become Holy. The Lord is sovereign over everything as soon as you let Jesus remove you from the darkness and into his light.

"Come to me," the Lord says. He does not say do these works and activities then come to me. The Lord Jesus is the river of living water that never ceases from flowing. It is he alone and no other that is Lord of the living. To be alive - seek the Lord. To find the life the Lord as destined for you, you must lose your life and come unto him. For he is the way. It is in him that you will find the purpose of life that provides the fire and passion to live each day with joy and thanksgiving - for the Lord has overcome the world.

Knock and the door will be opened to you

“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you."

LUKE 11:9

Seek the Lord not only with your mind but with the very fabric of your being. Let it all go. All of it. Give everything to the Lord - he will lead all your paths to his perfect will. Find the Lord all day each day. Repenting once a week without personal life change is not finding the Lord - it is justifying your life. Give your life entirely to your Lord.

To seek is to intentionally look. To find you must focus on the Lord. To ask is to know the Lord as your mighty counselor and helper. Desire God's will for your life. Set your heart and mind on his word and speak to him continuously in spirit. His will is for you to seek him in this way - he will fill you with his love, wisdom and understanding. In this new spiritual wisdom you will be set free from the limits of the human mind and open to the wise ways of the Lord which surpasses human understanding. 

Everyone who asks receives

 "For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened."

LUKE 11:10

To beg is to need - to need is a recognition that you are lacking something. Open it all up to God - let him in. The scriptures are truth - the spirit will be descended as you ask the Lord to guide you and fill you. Walk with the Lord and his spirit will fill you up.

You must ask to receive. The relationship is with the Lord and he is real. He desires nothing more than for you to seek him and call to him. His victory over death was for you - such that you could seek him, call to him and have him guide you into his will. 

No servant is greater than his master

"I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them."

JOHN 13:15-17

The Lords will be done. As you evolve all your thoughts and prayers to Jesus your mind opens to his ways. The Lord will lead you into all his ways as you get closer and closer to Jesus. Find quiet space - go there and breathe - meditate with the Lord. When you find quiet with desire of the heart - Jesus will find you. Go with him and perform his will.

When the Lord asks you to do something. The choice is yours. Do the thing for God and more will be given both in wisdom and understanding of the Lord Jesus - from the Lord Jesus. Choose not to do the thing for God and he will be silent with you as you have chosen to ignore God. The choice is yours. A life directed and lived for God with power from Heaven or a blind life led by sinful people and their misguided ways.