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Thou hast said Thou art the Vine, Lord,
And that I’m a branch in Thee,
But I do not know the reason
Why I should so barren be.
And that I’m a branch in Thee,
But I do not know the reason
Why I should so barren be.
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Bearing fruit is my deep longing,
More Thy life to manifest,
To Thy throne to bring more glory,
That Thy will may be expressed.
More Thy life to manifest,
To Thy throne to bring more glory,
That Thy will may be expressed.
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But I fail to understand, Lord,
What it means—“abide in me
For the more I seek “abiding,”
More I feel I’m not in Thee.
What it means—“abide in me
For the more I seek “abiding,”
More I feel I’m not in Thee.
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How I feel I’m not abiding;
Though I pray and strongly will,
Yet from me Thou seemest distant
And my life is barren still.
Though I pray and strongly will,
Yet from me Thou seemest distant
And my life is barren still.
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Yet Thou art the Vine, Thou saidst it.
And I am a branch in Thee;
When I take Thee as my Savior.
Then this fact is wrought in me.
And I am a branch in Thee;
When I take Thee as my Savior.
Then this fact is wrought in me.
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Now I’m in Thee and I need not
Seek into Thyself to come,
For I’m joined to Thee already,
With Thy flesh and bones I’m one.
Seek into Thyself to come,
For I’m joined to Thee already,
With Thy flesh and bones I’m one.
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Not to “go in” is the secret.
But that I’m “already in“!
That I ne’er may leave I’d ask Thee.
Not how I may get within.
But that I’m “already in“!
That I ne’er may leave I’d ask Thee.
Not how I may get within.
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I am in, already in Thee!
What a place to which I’m brought!
There’s no need for prayer or struggling,
God Himself the work has wrought.
What a place to which I’m brought!
There’s no need for prayer or struggling,
God Himself the work has wrought.
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Since I’m in, why ask to enter;
O how ignorant I’ve been!
Now with praise and much rejoicing
For Thy Word, I dwell therein.
O how ignorant I’ve been!
Now with praise and much rejoicing
For Thy Word, I dwell therein.
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Now in Thee I rest completely,
With myself I gladly part;
Thou art life and Thou art power,
All in all to me Thou art.
With myself I gladly part;
Thou art life and Thou art power,
All in all to me Thou art.
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THE HUSBANDMAN
AND THE VINE
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I believe you are persuaded that John is not so simple. This book is on the profound economy of God. It is expressed in these simple words: I am the true vine, and My Father is the husbandman. In the universe God is a husbandman, a farmer. Farming is God’s economy. Just as the farmer’s economy is farming, growing things, so is God’s.
What does God grow? He grows a vine tree, a vine with many branches. Christ is this vine; Christ is God’s economy. A vine differs from a tree in that it has virtually no trunk. If you cut off the branches of a vine, there is practically nothing left, only the root. Christ said, “I am the vine; you are the branches. ” This vine, including the branches, is God’s economy. This means that His economy includes us, for we are the branches of this vine. Hallelujah!
THE BRANCHES
OF THE VINE
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How could we be branches of Christ? If a farmer grows wheat, wheat is his economy, but wheat is not the farmer himself. But this vine, which is Christ, is the embodiment of God. God as a farmer grows Himself. By cultivating and developing this vine, God develops Himself. How does He do this? It is by the branching out of the vine. The branches are just the spreading of the vine. Whatever is in the vine is in the branches.
By your natural life, by yourself, are you a branch of the vine? No. By your fallen nature you are not only a branch of Adam but even a branch of the devil. Just as a branch is the branching out of a tree, so when we were born, we were just the branching out of Adam. As branches of Adam, we were also branches of Satan; this is what all the people on earth are today. The wonderful thing is that the moment we believe in the Lord Jesus, He branches out into us. This branching out makes us branches, branches of this wonderful Christ.
Do not look at yourself. This morning you may have lost your temper, and even now you may feel like a branch of the devil. The more you look at yourself, the more you will be disappointed. Look at the Word. “I am the vine; you are the branches. ” You just say, “Hallelujah, Lord, You are the vine, and I am a branch. The Bible says so. ”
To be a branch in the vine means that Christ has become your life. Life is not liberation; it is a person, a living person—Christ. As branches, we are those filled with Christ. Do not say you do not feel that you are filled with Christ. When the Lord says, “I am the vine; you are the branches, ” you have to say a strong Amen. Just keep saying, “Hallelujah, I am a branch! ” You will be filled with Him.
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Message 3 (LSM)
Fremont, California, United States
Praise the Lord! Our Christian life is a life of abiding in the Lord 😀
Lord, we want to maintain our fellowship with You and live a life of abiding in the Lord, for apart from You we are nothing, we have nothing, and we can do nothing. Keep us abiding in You today so that You can abide in us. Keep us abiding in You so that we can enjoy all Your riches and grow with the growth of God to bear fruit for God to be glorified! 🙏
Charlotte, NC, United States
8) I am in, already in Thee ! What a place to which i'm brought ! There's no need for prayer or struggling, God Himself the work has wrought !!!
Hallelujah !!!
9) Since i'm in, why ask to enter; oh how ignorant i've been ! Now with praise and much rejoicing for thy Word, I dwell therein. Amen !!!
10) Now in Thee I rest completely with myself I gladly part; Thou art Life and thou art power all in all to me thou art. Hallelujah Amen !!!