Jesus said, “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.
Charles Stanley explains: “The branch doesn’t make grapes; the sap does. In the same way, the Spirit flows through us, producing God’s love in us, so that we can pass it on to Him and others.” http://bit.ly/2arv7z2
Want to be a sap? Then you need the Holy Spirit flowing through you. You must be the type of branch that is alive, healthy and strong. And you must be willing to be hollow,right? Hollowness pushes your agenda aside so God’s can flow.
You must be:
S -susceptible to His guidance, so you do not block His flow out of you into someone else.
A– available – to be used at any given moment to God’s glory
P –penitent – until we have confessed our sins and received His mercy, we are not as open to seeing the mercilessness His Spirit want to produce through us. Our anger, prejudice or hurts may close us in and restrict the flow.
So, pray to be a sap. Then go with the flow.
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Thanks for this, Julie. That’s a brilliant illustration. Is it all from Charles Stanley, or did you elaborate it?
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I elaborated. Just the quote was from him…
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Wow, this is the first time that I can say, “I want to be a SAP.” 🙂 Susceptible, Available and Penitent. Awesome!
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May we all be saps! Thanks for taking the time to comment.
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And it’s a very good thing to be sappy! ❤
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