Abide in Me.
Be grafted into Me,
for on the Cross
I allowed My body to be broken
in order that I might receive you,
in order that I might draw you into Me.
I have exposed to you My inner self,
and I have opened a way for you
to become one with Me.
Place your life into Mine.
I will surround you with My love.
I will cover you with My protection
that you may stand steady
despite the gales of life.
I will nourish you
with My unlimited resources.
I will quench your thirst
with My life-giving water.
As you allow Me to shape and prune your life
through your obedience to My teachings,
I will help you to grow
and become so much a part of Me
that your life will produce
the fruit of Christlikeness –
the fruit of love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
and self-control.

And through this fruit
that I will produce in your life,
others will see Me in you;
and they, too,
will be led to become grafted into Me.
Based on John 15:1-8; Galatians 5:22-23
Marlene Bagnull
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