The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 15:7-8, “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you,

ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

8 “My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and

so prove to be My disciples.”

Only yesterday, I had a brief conversation with a man who

knocked on my door. I turned the conversation to the Bible,

to which he said, “Our church (Roman Catholic) doesn’t teach

the Bible; but the priests use portions of it in the mass.”

It saddens me to know that some churches don’t teach the

Bible. It saddens me even more when they conceal it on

purpose! I cannot recall ever hearing an explanation on

this passage above. Fruit was always defined as souls. But

that is not what fruit really is! Let me clear all of that up.

If introduces a “conditional sentence,” making the reading

say, “If you abide in Me –maybe you will, maybe you won’t;

and if “My words abide in you –maybe they will, maybe they

won’t; ask what you desire and it shall be done for you.”

The big condition is whether we abide (settle down and

relax and remain) in Him. As for “fruit,” is means possessing

the elements of Jesus’ attributes: love, joy, peace, etc., as

noted in Galatians 5:22-23, where it is called “the fruit of

the Spirit.”

Keep a good thought! Live by the Spirit’s direction. The

LORD will give you what is best for you, whether it seems

“best” to you or not.

We love and pray for you all daily,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas