Luke 9:62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
We see that with peculiar clearness when we meditate on the great word Abide.
That was one of the favorite words of Jesus.
With those deep-seeing eyes of His He has discerned the wonder of the vine-branch.
The branch was there-abiding in the vine-not only in the sunny days of vintage.
It was there when shadows fell...
And when the dawn was icy...
And when the day was colorless and cloudy...
And when the storm came sweeping down the glen.
Through all weathers...
Through every change of temperature...
Through tempest and through calm...
The branch was there.
Night did not sever that Intimate Relationship.
Winter did not end that Vital Union.
And our Lord recognized that...
As in the world of nature this is the secret and the source of fruitfulness...
So is it also in the world of Grace.
To Abide is not to Trust merely...
Abide is to Continue Trusting...
It is to Hold To It...
And Hold To Him...
Through Summer and Winter...
Through Fair and Stormy weather...
Nothing could better show the Master's Vision of the Great and Heavenly Grace of Holding To It...
Than His Love for that great word Abide.
~George Morrison
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