Gospel Reflections #586: Are We in a True Relationship with God?

John 15:4　”Stay connected to me. I am connected to you. As the branch of the vine cannot bring forth fruit by itself unless it is connected to the tree, so you cannot bring forth fruit unless you are connected to Me.”

God has provided everything we need to connect to Him.

All we need to do is connect.

We just need to reflect on what it means to be connected.

We tend to think that we are connected to God because we are baptized, because we go to church, because we pray, because we study the Bible, because we attend services on the Sabbath, or because we serve.

God looks at our motives. God sees our motives and allows them to show themselves.

As the Bible says, "Without love, all is nothing." We may be doing wonderful things, but if they are not in response to our relationship with God, they may be nothing.

The fruit of our faith matures in the cycle of our relationship with God, not through our own efforts.

We simply receive what God has prepared for us and ask Him to pour His power of life into it.