Musings from John 15:7-11

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. John 15:7

Jesus is teaching us that as we abide in Him, God will be able to lay on our hearts what is on His heart. What is His heart's desire becomes our heart's desire. Then as we ask, He tells us it will be answered. Let us abide in Him.

Here is the musing from John 15:8:
My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples.

Jesus is teaching us that God the Father is glorified as we bear much fruit. As our actions and lives become more Christ like not only is God the Father glorified, but we also are showing that we are Jesus' disciples. We are apprentices of Jesus so let's bear much fruit and glorify God the Father.


Here is the musing from John 15:9:
Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love.
How much do you think God the Father loves Jesus? Jesus is teaching us that we are loved by Him the way God the Father loves Jesus. Pretty remarkable isn't it? Most of us have a hard time believing it. But Jesus said it, so believe it and walk in this truth. Let's learn how to abide in Jesus' love. Let's especially abide in it when we think we aren't worthy of His love.

Here is the musing from John 15:10:
If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love.

In the previous verse Jesus spoke about abiding in His love. He now teaches us that if we keep His commandments we will abide in His love. His commandments are not meant to be burdensome, they help us to live life the way we were designed. When we follow Jesus' design for our lives we will not only sense His love, we will abide in His love. It is very difficult to sense the love of Jesus when we choose to live life the way we want instead of the way we were designed. Let's keep His commandments and abide in His love.

Here is the musing from John 15:11:
These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.
Jesus' joy in us? Is it possible? According to Jesus, yes. Our joy made full? Again, according to Jesus, yes. Jesus said the things He had spoken would bring His joy to us and that our joy would be made full because of them. Let's go back over the words that Jesus had spoken up to John 15:11. Let's apply His words to our lives.