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DAY 30
Abide
“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask
whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”
JOHN 15:7
Whenever we see something showing up in scripture over and over again,
we can rest assured that God put it there for a reason – as if to say, “Don’t
miss this point that I am making to you, but just in case you do, I am
going to remind you again, and again, and again.” One word that appears
a lot in John 15 is the word “abide”.
John 15:7 is one of those verses that will always be a part of my life and
story. On Dec. 3, 2001, I was given the news that my unborn twin sons
had a disease called Twin to Twin Transfusion. It only happens in identical
twins, and left them with about a 5% chance that one of them would
survive. As the doctor shared that information, we just sat there in silence,
not really sure what to say. Not really sure what to do. I started to tear up,
but felt a sense of peace in my heart, because I knew, somehow God was
going to take care of them.
When we left the doctor’s office, we went to a local Christian bookstore.
For me, when I am stressed or overwhelmed, I like to listen to music. So,
we walked into the bookstore, and I immediately head towards the music
section. However, I felt a nudge in my Spirit to go pick up the Bible and
read it. I will be honest and say that the Lord and I did not agree right
then. I told Him I was not in the mood to pick up His Word right now.
I wanted to listen to music. But He gently nudged again and so I went
over to the shelf where all of the different translations of the Bible were.