Step Eleven -- "Related" Scriptures

"Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing." (John 15: 4-5)

This is what it's all about! This one step is the most "Scriptural", yet we must meditate on the word of God, not just about of empty ideas, not just about "our" conception of God.

Jesus Word's are Spirit and Life (John 6: 63). As we see Christ in the Scriptures, we receive faith to trust Him to care for us:

"So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ." (Romans 10: 17, NASB) Jesus expounded to the two on the road to Emmaus that He is the central theme of all Scripture: "Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? "And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself." (Luke 24: 26-27) It's all about Jesus. And why should it not be about Him? By his stripes, we are healed (Matthew 8: 17). He is the Author and Finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12: 2) We live by His faith, not our own (Galatians 2: 20) He is our glory (Colossians 1: 18) He is our Way, Truth, and Life in tough times (John 14: 6) He is Alpha and Omega (Revelation 1: 8) He holds the entire universe together, and in Him all things are made (Colossians 1: 18) It's all about Him. Let us not just medidate on the Bible, but see Jesus in all of it!