Abide in God's Love

In John 15, in one of Jesus' famous "I Am" statements, He tells us to abide in God's love. But what does it mean to Abide in His love and how can we actually practice that? Pastor John Danganan illustrates how Jesus models for us the practice of withdrawing to spend time with the Lord to gain clarity of God's will, to feel, and to rest. Abiding in God's Love often means withdrawing to Him in prayer.

In three stories, we see how Jesus would model withdrawing and abiding.

Jesus abidingly withdrew for clarity of God's will. Amidst the demands of his ministry, Jesus would rise early in the morning to go to a desolate place and pray. 

Jesus abidingly withdrew to feel. When he heard of the death of his cousin, John the Baptist, Jesus again withdrew to a desolate place. It is implied that He mourns the death of his cousin with prayer and time abiding with the Father.

Jesus abidingly withdrew to rest. Time and again, Jesus shows his disciples the importance of leisure and something good to eat. Jesus calls them away to a desolate place to rest a while with Him, even though there was much ministry to be done.