THIS WEEK’S DEVOTIONAL is a powerful reminder that everything in the Christian life flows from abiding in Jesus. So many people live exhausted because they are striving to produce fruit in their own strength. But Jesus said plainly, “Apart from Me you can do nothing.” That is not meant to discourage us. It is meant to draw us into deeper dependence on Him.
The devotional this week talks about the difference between striving and abiding, why grace and sufficiency come only from God, and how easy it is to build things that look successful outwardly but have no eternal fruit attached to them.
There is also a strong reminder that God never called us to live disconnected from His presence. He desires for our lives, our families, our work, and our ministry to flow from intimacy with Him instead of pressure and performance.
Take some time this week to slow down and honestly ask the Lord:
Am I abiding in You, or am I striving in my own strength?
We pray this week’s devotional strengthens and refreshes you deeply.