Abide
This morning I was awakened early but the Spirit. Abiding. John 15 talks about abiding and the importance of abiding. We cannot function if we are not abiding with Jesus. But what does that really mean? The picture God gave me this morning helps me to see abiding more clearly. In medieval times, villagers lived around a castle. For protection, they had to come inside the castle walls to be shielded and under the protection of the king. The choice was theirs, they could stay in their thatch huts or they could come into the castle and be with the king, protected. We have that choice, too. We can come into the castle of the King, or we can stay in our thatch huts, built by our own hands. Once we are inside the castle walls, it is our choice how much relationship we have with the King. Those who are closest to the King are the ones who make the most difference for others. The ones who are closest to the King are the ones who know Him best and can share His love with the others