Consider Your Ways (in the New Year)

Haggai 1:3-7 - Then the Lord sent this message through the prophet Haggai: “Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins? This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you! You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes! Thus says the LORD of Armies; Consider your ways.

This message is bang on target to all of us today. We live a life and are never satisfied. We may be happy for the moment but we have no joy. We struggle to let ends meet, we struggle to satisfy our needs and our pleasures, we struggle to satisfy our desires, we struggle to satisfy our security, but yet things just take a U turn all of a sudden!

The reason is the same. We are not taking care of the Temple of God. We as believers of Jesus Christ become priest to God. We also become substitute Head priest to a Temple: which is our body. Our hearts (our minds, our will, our nature, our conscience & our throne) is the inner Temple where God dwells. We all are more concern of our bodies and fulfilling its desires but ignore our inner Temple. Since we do this we fail to have the joy and satisfaction in our whole being.

Let us not give so much concentration to our bodily needs but more to strengthen, purify and decorate our inner Temple. This we can do by building ourselves in God’s Word, by sanctifying ourselves and by increase in the fruit of the Holy Spirit (which is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control).

[ Prayer ]

Lord, You dwell in me. I am your Temple. I am sorry that I did not take care to cleanse this place. Lord I make my mind from today that I will start this process. For this I would still need your help, without which I will fail. I ask this in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

[ Reference Scriptures ]

Galatians 5:22-23a

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

23 gentleness, self-control; …..

Acts 20:32

32 And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

I Am the True Vine

"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.” John 15:1

Jesus said that He is the true vine and we need to be like Him. "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit” John 15:5. The vine was Jesus referring to, was the grape vine.

In the Bible including the Old Testament grapes are referred to in many places. In the Books of Moses they were etched on the drapes used in the Tabernacle, on dresses of the Priest and many other places. Was it because God loves grapes? No. Not the fruit but the nature of the fruit. To understand this you need to understand how good grapes are grown.

Grapes are a watery fruit but are best grown in places where the climate is extreme and lacks water. You will find the sweetest grapes coming from these regions. People knowing to grow grapes will never put extra water to the plant so as to get good sweet fruit; else you land up getting watery but not so sweet grapes.

The plant being a vine does stand by its self and is supported from above. The farmer makes a frame and hangs the vine by the frame. As the plant grows, he takes the branches and by a string pulls and ties it in all directions. He does not pull it too hard so as to break it but does this so as to enable the vine to grow in all directions.

Grapes represent self sacrifice.

Only when you become like a vine grown by Jesus’ Father (Holy Spirit) who is a perfect farmer, will you be like Jesus. So like Jesus, depend totally on the Holy Spirit standing only by His grace. Not asking for prosperity of this world but living by the needs necessary. Stretching out to do the Lord’s work, not by your strength but by the power of the Holy Spirit. By doing this we will be as sweet as Jesus said in John 15:8 “that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples”.

[Prayer]

Lord Jesus, help me to surrender myself, my wants and my needs unto You. Help me die to my flesh and live by Your Spirit, that I may bear fruit as You did. Lord I do not ask for prosperity, my desires or this world but to be like Jesus. Take me by Your hands, prune, mold me and make me like Jesus. I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen

I shall not be in want

Psalms 23:1 - The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

If one says that the Lord as a shepherd and provides all my needs would be a word of lack of faith. The scripture says the Lord is my shepherd; a shepherd leads his herd to pastures that already exist. When the Lord blessed Abraham He gave us all that we need through him, but it was an uphill task to receive so He came as man Jesus to open the door and made it easy to receive by faith. Even after that we still have problems because of lack of faith, for this the Lord Himself came to dwell in us to build our faith and lead us to our blessings.

All your needs are ALREADY PROVIDED have faith and receive. To build your faith surrender to the Lord (Holy Spirit) who dwells in you.

[Prayer]

Lord, I thank You for all my provision which gave me through Abraham my father and made it easy for me to receive as Jesus Christ. Lord now that You dwell in me build me that I may receive your provision and never lack. I ask this in Jesus' Name, Amen.

Do not just celebrate Jesus' brithday today but celebrate Jesus Christ forever by making Him a part of your family. Give your Big Brother a big hug on His birthday, He dwells in the person next to you.

Merry Christmas!

[Reference Scripture]

Psalms 23

1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

He alone is God, so let us lift our voice to Him

Isaiah 40:12 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

If you have disbelieve in you, today the Lord is talking to you and wants to ask you. When the Lord created this entire world who was there to advice Him? If the Lord is not able to solve your problem, then who was it that helped Him in his work? Who else knows what will happen till the end of times other than Him? Who taught Him and gave Him understanding of all things?

If you think you are a good person and you are okay, then let me inform you that the righteousness of all mankind put together is like a drop of water in a bucket and all our sacrifices similar in capacity. All our knowledge, wisdom and understanding is just foolishness before the Lord.

If He is omnipotent, all knowing, all mighty and who's wisdom can not be measured then let us cry out to Him alone for He promises us that He will hold us in his arms and carry us through our troubles like a shepherd holding his lambs in his bosom.

[Prayer]

Father forgive me for not believing your Word. Help me Lord to break down this shell that I live in so that I realized without You I am nothing and helpless. Father I cry out to You alone for You alone can help me and save me. I make this prayer in Jesus' Name, Amen.

[Reference Scripture]

Isaiah 40:9-18

9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.

11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?

14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?

15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

16 And Lebanon (represents self righteousness) is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.

17 All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.

18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

Be Strong & Work!

Haggai 2:4 - Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts:

Are you feeling tried or slowed down with all the resistance that is coming your way? Is the discouragement getting to you? Does the attitude of the people disappointing you? Is the light (hope) in you getting dim?

Do not let this happen to you. The Lord is saying BE STRONG I AM WITH YOU.

In the scriptures if you read where ever the Lord has appeared, it so happens that an Angel of the Lord has appeared. Human cannot come in direct presence of the Lord, it is always the Angels of the Lord, who are part of the Heavenly Body of the Lord who appear unto man. When the Lord says I AM WITH YOU, it means the Heavenly army is at your disposal to help you and protect you. You can not make use of them or let them operate for you unless you open the spiritual gate of faith. So open wide the gates of faith and fear not nor be discouraged, move forward and continue the Lord's work, for the Heavenly army is standing right behind you.


[Prayer]
Lord, as You were with Elisha, You are with me. This You have assured me again today through your Word. Lord I am sorry that I let You down, but today I assure You with all my strength I will move forward to do the work You have sent me to do. I pray for my other associates in Jesus Christ that their eyes may also be open and may they see the Army of the Lord right behind them. I make this prayer in Jesus' Name, Amen.


[Reference Scripture]
2 Kings 6:15-18
15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
17 And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

You are called to be ONE

I recall a Christian Brother arguing with a lady from another belief trying to convince her that the Bible is true; all to no result only getting more rubbish from her.

In the book of Ezekiel it is written how and in what stages the other religions (in total) will come to believe in Jesus Christ. Since it is written we can not change it. That does not mean we stop preaching the Gospel to all. What I want you to understand is, firstly concentrate on to the task on hand which the Lord has written and will happen, and that is all Christians irrespective of being of any sect will all come together as one Church - one body. This is the event on hand which we need to concentrate more on.

All the events that are happening in the world against the Christians are towards this happening to unite us. So to quicken it and lessen the pain let us unite willingly so that the next stage of others seeing the glory of Christ in us and coming to believe Him will happen. The wisdom of God can not be questioned and He knows what is best and when it is best, so let us work according to Him and His word. If we do not, we will only delay, suffer more and personally loose, for His Word will surely happen.

Colossians 3:15 - And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.


[Prayer]
Lord, your Word is a direction to us to receive more. Lead us by giving us understanding of your Word. Your Word is true and You will surely be glorified in all the earth, below the earth, Hades and the Heavens. Let me Lord be a maximum reaper of the harvest by working according to your Word. I make this prayer in Jesus' Name, Amen.



[Reference Scriptures]

Isaiah 45:23
23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

Romans 14:11
11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

Philippians 2:10-11
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Revelation 5:13
13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

Where is your heart?

Colossians 3:2 - Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

We all have a heart which desires things. It is not wrong to desire but what we desire and how much of it, is where things can go wrong. All things God has made is good, but they all are not necessarily good for us. Even if they are good too much of certain things can be disastrous to our being.

Things of this physical world, needs to be discerned and desired. We should set our eyes to things which are not temporary, things which will last forever even when our life in this world ends - things of the Kingdom of God - things of the Spirit world according to His kind.

Even when we desire good things - things above, our heart is like a monkey which does not sit in one place and keeps jumping from one tree to the other. Training this monkey is what is called becoming an overcomer. The day we die if this monkey is on the wrong tree, we may land up loosing our salvation.

So please follow Jesus and learn to control this monkey and become sons of God.

[Prayer]

Lord Jesus, there were many during your time on earth, who did not want to leave the things of this world and follow You. Lord, it is your Spirit from whom I draw strength to overcome the desire for things of this world and to concentrate on things of the above world. Help me Lord in this battle against my adam nature, to become more like You. I ask this in your mighty Name, Amen.

[Reference Scripture]

Colossians 3:1-10

1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

The bond of perfectness

Colossians 3:14 - And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

The quickest way to bond with Jesus Christ is via charity. Charity is greater than love, better still I would put as - the magnification of love. In charity we working in love help others to prosper without any personal motive, this churns out true love from within us.

Only looking after other's worldly needs is not perfect charity. Our focus of prospering the person should be building the person in all three areas; body, mind (soul) and spirit.

It is charity that binds the different parts of the body of Christ together. It is the lack of this which is the reason of the breakup of the Church and the cause of so many ministries which do not co-ordinate with each other. The urgent need of the Church today is charity. The Church needs to be put on drips of bottles and bottles of charity as in an ICU.

It is charity that will bring the Church together and make many of our problems to disappear, because we would glorify God united.

[Prayer]

Lord Jesus, You showed us true love by the charity that bought You on earth as man and as a sacrifice for our sins. Lord, show us to imitate You and to exhibit this property of charity unto others. Bring your body (churches) together with this glue - charity. Teach each an every individual, especially the leaders the true meaning and importance of charity. I make this prayer in your mighty Name, Amen.

[Reference Scripture]

Colossians 3:12-15

12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

Cast Your Burden!

(Definition of anxiety: solving a problem before it arrives and thus coming to conclusion before hand.)

Tension, anxiety, depression etc. are feelings which show lack of faith. If you are living with these feeling you need to get rid of them. The Lord is saying cast these upon Me. He does not say give it to Me, but cast them. The strength you need to cast them is only possible when you get faith into you. Many come to outreaches, services and give their burdens to the Lord before the service and on the way back home take it back again.

If you want to get rid of the burden for ever make yourself to believe in the promises of the Lord by keep telling it to yourself again and again until you convinced yourself on it. Only when you do this, can you cast your burden forever upon the Lord.

Psalms 55:22 - Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

[Prayer]

Lord, forgive me for not having faith in You and for carrying my burden. You are my helper and my God who lifts me on your wings in the time of trouble. Lord, help me to build my faith in your Word, so that I can get rid of my burden and be delivered forever. I rebuke and bind the spirit of depression, sadness, anxiety, faithlessness and any other spirit that is not of your Kingdom which is in me, in your mighty Name, Amen.

Our Mistakes...

Mark 12:24 - And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?

We see many things go wrong with us. We say we have faith and even keep reciting scriptures for long and still find they are not working. The main reason we make mistakes or we fail to see the power of God in our lives is firstly because of our lack of understanding of the scriptures and secondly our lack of knowledge of the Lord or the power of God.

In short it is the lack of knowledge due to which we suffer. The Word of God should be followed in spirit and truth not just in words and this can only be done when we get the true understanding.

Understanding can come only when you live the Word, that experience will increase your wisdom. As your wisdom increases you will find it easier in the future. The other way is when the wisdom of God works in you and gives you the understanding right away. Either ways the revelation of the Word will help you know the power of God and experience it.

[Prayer]

Lord, I thank You for your Spirit of Truth with which You have blessed me. Holy Spirit, reveal the understanding of the Word to me either in the natural or the supernatural way. So that I may not err or fail to experience the power of God. I make this prayer in Jesus' Name, Amen.

[Reference Scripture]

Hosea 4:6

6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge...

Blessings versus Afflictions

When we hear the Good News, we hear a lot of promises of goodness and protection etc.. And most of us do experience it … for some time… What happens latter when things start going shaky? Is it that Word of God is not true?

The Word of God in many scriptures promises protection, prosperity, peace etc…

Psalms 34:15, 17

15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

But we see that although we make good efforts to walk in God’s way we still face problems. In fact the Word of God assures you that if God loves you, you will face problems!

Psalms 34:19

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

But it also says that His loved ones who walk in His ways will not be drowned by their problems. God will deliver His loved ones from them all.

Why does God do this? When He loves righteousness and hates evil, then why does He allow problems to the righteous (in fact at times is also the source of them)?

Psalms 7:11-12

11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.

When we say we are righteous, it means we are on the highway of righteousness. We have started our journey on it.

Isaiah 33:8

8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.

On this highway there has to be constant movement, one can not stand still here. To keep the acceleration on God externally influences us. As we are tried we are expected by God to keep moving forward and not to go back. If we go backwards, we attract the wrath of God on us. If you read Psalms 7:11-12 the words ‘with the wicked’ are not part of the original script (all text written in italics in KJV are added to make scripture readable). If we read the scripture without them then it will read as: ‘God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry every day if he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.’

God is working on us patiently and He wants us to reach our destination which is perfect righteousness as man – Jesus Christ.

So if we are walking on the highway of righteousness and face difficulties, do not be sad, but rejoice!

Firstly it is assured our problems will not overtake us.

Secondly we know that God is in hurry with us to become like His Son Jesus.

"If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all His commands I give you today...you will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country." - Deuteronomy 28:1-3

[ Prayer ]
Father in Heaven, thank You for all what You are doing in my life. I choose to always stay on the highway of righteousness. You have given me Your Holy Spirit to hold my hand and help me in my walk. Holy Spirit, help me to walk in integrity and honor with You always. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

Hear the Word

Deuteronomy 28:1,2 - And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.

The Lord is most understanding; He is not like a human judge who holds you for every law of the book. When it comes to the Lord, He tells us to do the best according to our understanding and according to the Word that is spoken unto us. If there was something which was wrong which you were doing and you were not aware of, the Lord does not pull you up for it. He has gone to the extent to creation a sacrifice of guilt (Lev 4:1-20, Mark 26:26-28) which is specially to take care of these matters. Jesus made this sacrifice available to us forever through his broken body in the bread He shared with us. But when there is something that is known to us as the Lord speaks to us and yet we do it; it is considered a serious sin.

So let us not take the Word that is spoken to us lightly and keep it always before our eyes that we abide by it and we do not test the Lord's wrath.

[Prayer ]

Father God, I thank You for the patience You have with me. May your grace be on me and strengthen me that I abide in the Word which You have spoken unto me. Merciful God I pray that your mercy flow abundantly on me. I ask this in Jesus' Name, Amen.

[Reference Scripture]

Leviticus 4:1-6, 13-20

1 Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

2 "Speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'If a person sins unintentionally against any of the commandments of the LORD in anything which ought not to be done, and does any of them,

3 'if the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, then let him offer to the LORD for his sin which he has sinned a young bull without blemish as a sin offering.

4 'He shall bring the bull to the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull's head, and kill the bull before the LORD.

5 'Then the anointed priest shall take some of the bull's blood and bring it to the tabernacle of meeting.

6 'The priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle some of the blood seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil of the sanctuary.

13 'Now if the whole congregation of Israel sins unintentionally, and the thing is hidden from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done something against any of the commandments of the LORD in anything which should not be done, and are guilty;

14 'when the sin which they have committed becomes known, then the assembly shall offer a young bull for the sin, and bring it before the tabernacle of meeting.

15 'And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the LORD. Then the bull shall be killed before the LORD.

16 'The anointed priest shall bring some of the bull's blood to the tabernacle of meeting.

17 'Then the priest shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, in front of the veil.

18 'And he shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of meeting; and he shall pour the remaining blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

19 'He shall take all the fat from it and burn it on the altar.

20 'And he shall do with the bull as he did with the bull as a sin offering; thus he shall do with it. So the priest shall make atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.

Matthew 26:26-28

26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is My body."

27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you.

28 "For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

Mark 12:29-34

29 Jesus answered him, "The first of all the commandments is: 'Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one.

30 'And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the first commandment.

31 "And the second, like it, is this: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."

32 So the scribe said to Him, "Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, and there is no other but He.

33 "And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

34 Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." But after that no one dared question Him.

Are you bearing Fruit?

John 15:4 - Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

The word used here for 'abide' in Greek 'meno' refers to 'dwelling'. Abide can also to translated as 'to come into agreement / understanding'. When Jesus said these words He did not mean to come into agreement, He meant to dwell. After the resurrection, Jesus ascended to the Father then, whom did He refer to as dwelling 'I in you'? Jesus was referring to His Spirit - the Holy Spirit.

It is only by the Holy Spirit that we get connected to Jesus - the vine. By ourselves we can not bear fruit of the Holy Spirit. It is only by the Holy Spirit can we bear the true fruit. For this we need to dwell in Him as He dwells in us. So let us drown ourselves in the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ, totally immersing ourselves, our wants, our needs, our like, our dislikes, our strength and our weaknesses as the Spirit of the Lord works within us and makes us fruitful.

[ Prayer ]

Lord Jesus, I thank You for your Spirit. I thank You Holy Spirit that You found me worthy and chose to dwell in me. Help me drown myself completely in You, surrendering my life unto You. Prune me and enrich me and help me bear all your fruit. I ask this in Jesus' Name, Amen.