I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. (John 15:5)

Without Jesus

Man cannot live without Jesus. It is possible to live without Jesus, but the conclusion of life is marred eternally when Jesus is not the focus of life. Many absolutes are definable by strict guidelines of definitions, but the idea that man can live without having Christ in their life is an impossibility. Saying that Jesus is not necessary for life suggests that air is not required for life. Man cannot live in the vacuum of space because there is an absence of air. Death would be instantaneous if an astronaut were circling the earth and journeyed outside his craft without his protective and life-giving gear. Jesus said no man could live without Him, no more than a branch can survive separated from the vine. The vine supplies the branch’s nutrients to grow and become strong. If the branch is cut from the vine, the branch will die. Jesus supplies all the needs for the spirit of man. When men cut themselves off from Jesus, they die.

Life can only come from the one true source. Jesus is the only source of eternal life and the only answer to how one must save themselves. The only truth is Jesus Christ. There is no other way but the way of Christ Jesus. Life can only come (no exception) from the Son of God. God reminds man that he is only a branch whose existence is dependent on the grace of the Lord. Man does not know how to walk in his own way. History is filled with graveyards of broken promises and dreams of human wisdom. Men turn away from God to find a higher calling and find a destroyed world instead. When there is no judge in the land, every man will do what is right in his own eyes. This is when the branch tries living apart from the vine. The days of Noah declare the glory of human wisdom and the wrath of God upon the ignorance of men.

Without Jesus, there would be nothing to live for. Life becomes a tedious toil of futility if there is no promise of life after death. Jesus left His eternal home to open the portals of eternal life to all men. Sadly, the world has little interest in Jesus. They have no desire to be included with the vine and be like the vine. The vine of a muscadine grape will bear muscadine grapes in the branches. Life in Jesus will bear eternal life. Without Jesus, there is no hope of eternal life. Abiding in Jesus Christ brings life where much fruit is born. The abundance of God’s grace will fill the heart and mind of the one who seeks the sustenance of divine glory.

Abiding in Jesus is accepting the one true vine as the only source of life. Serving the Savior is not found in other vines. Life comes from the one trustworthy source of hope and joy. The Bible is the declaration of the eternal vine. Jesus Christ is the central character of the Bible as the only source of life. God is the one true God, and there can be no other. Man is only a branch that depends on the vine for everything. The breath of life comes from the grace of God. Without the power of God, life cannot exist. Remove God, and there is nothing. When the wisdom of men exalts itself above the wisdom of God, the vacuum of destruction follows.

You have no life if your life is not filled with Jesus Christ. It is possible to live without Jesus, but you are only holding your breath until you can survive no longer. Life comes from the Son of God. There is nothing man can do to save himself apart from Jesus Christ. Let Jesus come into your life. Obey His word. Accept His rule. Live for Jesus. Without Him, you can do nothing.