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The Topic of Our Daily Bread For 30th July 2025 is “Connected to Jesus”
Bible in a Year: Psalms 51-53; Romans 2
Memory Verse: John 15:4
Remain in me . . . No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine.
Today’s Scripture & Insight: John 15:1-8
One of the distinctly beautiful features of the gospel of John is its seven “I am” sayings. These statements serve to identify Jesus with Yahweh—the eternal, ever-present, covenant-keeping God who revealed Himself to Moses in Exodus 3:14: “God said to Moses, ‘I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: “I am has sent me to you.” ’ ” Jesus’ declaration in John 15:1, 5—“I am the [true] vine”—is the seventh “I am” statement (see also 6:35; 8:12; 10:7, 11; 11:25; 14:6) . On the eve of His death, Jesus reminded His disciples of how essential it was to remain connected to Him. Through Christ’s words we understand that “loving obedience” is required to abide in Him: “If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love” (15:10).
By: Arthur Jackson
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ODB MESSAGE FOR TODAY
At the end of a wonderful rain-free week together on retreat in southern England, our group enjoyed the shade-giving canopy of a big tree for our final time of prayer and sharing. Yet we did receive a shower of sorts—of leaves! One of us observed, “When it’s so hot and dry, trees lose their leaves, even in early summer, as a way of conserving their energy. But notice how they aren’t shedding their seeds. They keep those so that they can propagate.”
Immediately I thought of Jesus’ ‘horticultural’ discussion with His friends before He died: “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5). And those who do not remain in Him will wither away; they are “thrown into the fire and burned” (v. 6). So I asked how we all felt connected to Jesus the Vine, and also where God seemed to be pruning us. Where might God be allowing leaves to fall in our lives?
As you consider those questions, know that you can take heart in Jesus’ reassurance to His friends, that any pruning is Move to Trashnot intended to cause unnecessary pain. Rather, “This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples” (v. 8). May we, like them, bear fruit that lasts.
By: Amy Boucher Pye
Reflect & Pray
What practices can you incorporate daily to stay connected to Jesus? When have periods of pruning in your life brought about fruitfulness? Why?
God the Vinedresser, thank You for loving me enough to use Your pruning shears, painful though that is. Help me to bear much fruit for Your glory.
Our Daily Bread 2025 Devotional is written by Con Campbell and published by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Read more
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