Christ is already our life—the source of love, obedience, and lasting fruit.
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The Christian life becomes exhausting when we begin at the wrong end. We study the fruit, examine our behavior, manage the stream, and try to produce what only life can produce. But a branch does not manufacture fruit. The deepest question is not, what should I do differently? It is, from what source am I living? Christ did not come merely to improve us, inspire us, or become the example we struggle to imitate. He has given Himself as our life. We have been made one with Him. This changes everything. When I fail, I do not have to repair the stream. My attention and dependence can return to Christ, who has never ceased to be my life. I abide in the union already given. Then obedience becomes fruit. Love becomes fruit. Holiness becomes fruit. The stream changes because the source is Christ.
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