Lee McDowell Christian
Ministries LMCM
Nacogdoches,
Texas Gal. 2:20 KJV
Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength - # 22
Michael’s book is
available through:
Abiding Life
Ministries International
Littleton, Colorado
(303) 972-0859 almi@abidinglife.com
Wouldn’t it be
wonderful if when a person became a Christian the Lord miraculously provided
for all to go to a vineyard and work with the “husbandman” for at least two or
three years…learning all the wonderful truths of planting, cultivating,
pruning, etc., etc. working with the vines.
John 15 in its first few verses holds more Life than most ever
discover.
DAY 31
Branches on Branches?
I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me,
and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing.
--John 15:5
The heart of the believer is where God’s divine umbilical
cord stops. Through that cord His life flows to the heart and then is pumped
throughout the whole being. The eyes of the Christian become His, seeing what
He sees; the ears hear things not spoken. The hands, feet, and strength, all
are His. The heart of the believer is the place where the branch
attaches to the Vine and receives His life. A branch properly attached to the
Vine will find the full life of the Vine, and with it, the ability to accomplish
what a branch by itself could not, such as bear fruit. Our collective goal as believers
is to see every member so recognizing his attachment to the Vine that the
supernatural flows out of him. However, we live in a world of kingdom
builders, branches whose goal is having other branches attached to them, not to
the Vine. They do not want the connected branches to succeed, to have their own
ministry and calling, or, heaven forbid, to bear more fruit than they do, for
they want the branches to be credited to them as their own fruit. Many
“founders” of ministries view those around them as their possessions fastened
to them, so they are not free with the people or able to hold them with an open
hand. If one poor branch has the revelation of being attached to the Vine and
begins to bear fruit and begin another ministry, he will always be remembered
by the “grand branch” as an indebted traitor and taker. My advice to every leader is to let the people
under him go, for it is only right that God attach them to Himself instead of
to any person. Exodus 7:16, “And you will say to him, ‘The LORD, the God
of the Hebrews, sent me to you, saying, “Let My people go, that they may serve
Me in the wilderness.” But behold, you have not listened until now.’”
If you are a branch attached to a branch, you must also
let go. If you do not, when the branch fails you will find yourself falling.
Attach yourself to the Vine and do all things as unto the Lord, having as your
life source always the Lord Himself. Do not let a leader keep you in bondage
with the promise of what he does for you; he did not call you or choose you,
God did. Your allegiance is first to God. Do not be a branch on a branch.
It’s so simple, isn’t it? HE is
The Vine, we are the branches. Apart
from Him we can do nothing. However, the
exciting thing is this: attached to
HIM we get ALL that HE is! In the
vineyard, everything hinges on the life of the vine. Even having branches, or fruit, hinges on the
life of the vine. In Christianity, the
Life and the Vine IS Jesus. And His
branches receive everything from Him.
His Life.
Life does not come from another branch (Christian). It’s a lesson thousands need to learn, and
benefit from.
Yellow – VIP, Very
Important Point Red – GP,
Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR,
Unfathomable Riches Pink – PV,
Priceless Victory
Lee McDowell Christian
Ministries
P. O. Box 633244 Nacogdoches, Tx 75963 936-559-5696
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