You CAN DO...nothing

"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." John 15:5

You can go 200 miles on a treadmill but without the earth, you're GOING nowhere. That you're "going" is the deception but you're actually not leaving a spot without the earth under your feet.
In the same way, without Christ, you can do nothing. You can continue to write the list of people who are DOING this great thing or that amazing stuff yet they don't even know Jesus. You may envy them because they are having results. Things go their way all the time. But here is the verdict...all will come to nought. You only need to pay attention to the scripture to squeeze the juicy truth out of it. It says "for without Me you CAN DO nothing" (emphasis mine). It could have put it this way "for without Me you CANNOT DO anything", but it didn't.
Without Christ, you can still do...only that it will become nothing at the end. Many people are in the "CAN DO" team these days and they don't even know they are no longer in Christ. What you're DOING is not a good parameter for knowing your stand in Christ. Do you know that it is possible that you may be working miracles, signs, wonders and all that kind in the name of Jesus and Jesus Himself no longer knows you? (See Luke 13:27)

Apostle Paul said "I die daily" (1 Cor. 15:31 Nkjv). That's to check his stand with his Saviour on a daily basis. Daily suffering with Christ, daily crucifixion with Christ, daily burial with Christ, Daily resurrection with Christ, daily Baptism with Christ...that's the way to have Him with us all the way. Watch your position regularly even if you think you're standing. (1 Cor. 10:12). Watch your radial frequently, sailor of Christ. You can't wait till you see Him on the judgment seat to know your stand in Him. Run constant spiritual check up on yourself regularly. Don't be carried away by activities, be SURE you are synchronised with Him.

HOW TO KNOW YOU ARE WITHOUT HIM
1. I Can Handle This:
No matter is too small to get God involved in. We can do NOTHING-be it small or great-without Him. Talk to Him in prayer about everything and anything.

2. I Did this:
You can do NOTHING. No matter what we do, if we are in Christ, our sufficiency will still be of Him. 2Cor. 3:5. 1Cor. 15:10. After king Nebuchadnezzar returned from the Institute for the Ingrate, he knew no man can do a thing except God permits it so.

Brothers and sisters, step out of the league of those who CAN DO...nothing. Let Christ permeate the entirety of your being and your reward is guaranteed both here and hereafter.

Please note this: the Bible is not a novel-don't treat it as such. Reading between the lines does not include. It's an open straight Word from God. Just read with open mind and ask Holy Spirit to guide you and you will see great and mighty things which you do not know (Jer. 33:3)

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