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Thank you for the link. No offense, but I prefer accompanied hymns because I can pick out the harmony. I am very familiar with this hymn, a favorite for funerals. Living in my eighth decade of life; the last verse has special meaning for me and I give thanks.
Blessings….
Abiding is the Assignment: A Wake-Up Reflection for May 7, 2025
“As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you…” —1 John 2:24
Today’s Wake-Up Call from J.D. Walt brings us back to the core of our faith walk—not a checklist of spiritual performance, but the quiet, holy simplicity of abiding in Jesus Christ. As someone still in the early stages of this journey, I can tell you: this truth doesn’t get old. It gets deeper.
J.D. described how even a mundane moment—letting the dog out early—can turn into a divine declaration. He didn’t try to generate spiritual fireworks. He just abided. And in doing so, he echoed Jesus’ call in John 15: “Remain in me, and I will remain in you.” It’s not passive. It’s not performative. It’s practiced.
When I first accepted Jesus in 2023 after a lifetime of being told, as a Jew, that He was not our Savior, I didn’t know all the Scriptures. I didn’t have theological arguments. But I had this: a deep sense that I had finally found the truth. And that truth didn’t demand perfection—it invited presence.
This morning, I stood at my window and repeated aloud, “Jesus, I belong to You.” Not because I felt something spectacular. But because I need to remember—daily, hourly—that the Gospel isn’t about what I bring. It’s about who I’m becoming by staying close to Him.
J.D. asked today:
Are you showing up every day to places of abiding in Jesus?
What might change if you became more consistent in doing your small part?
My answer is this: Every time I choose stillness in His Word, every time I pray instead of panic, every time I abide instead of strive—I witness change. Not always externally. But internally, I am not the man I was. And that is no small miracle.
Sower Nation, here’s your holy reminder:
You don’t have to have all the answers—just the willingness to return to the One who does.
You don’t have to impress God—just be with Him.
Your job is not to outpace the world, but to outlast the lies by remaining in the truth.
Let today be a declaration day:
Jesus, I belong to You.
Now abide.
For His Kingdom and Milwaukee’s Revival,
Jeff in Christ ✝️❤️
Founder, Jesus24365 Ministry (since 2024)
Member, St. Marcus Lutheran Church (since 2023)
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Simple Discipleship
Refuse to waver
From Christ the Savior.
Stay in God’s favor.
Let your heart savor
Christ’s presence each day
And your behavior
Be Spirit prompted.
Christianity
Abandoned ship
When it gave up
Discipleship
And sank into
Passivity.
When I think about waking up every morning, I think about am I waking up in a house like I am right now? Or am I waking up in a van? Or am I waking up in a box?
The simple reality is that there’s no free. While I’m alive and in this body, there’s a cost. And there’s pain. And there are those around you that are asking for help.
The gospel is simple. It talks about entering into rest. And I can understand the simplicity of mind and not trying to work out a person’s salvation. And at the same time that doesn’t take away the requirements because of being alive.
J. D. I am not a big commenter, but I am also not the man I was. It is such a delight to have someone apart from me confirm thoughts that I have had or just plain say them to me, that certainly confirms the ‘mind of Christ”. His blessings on the part you play in the body and his Grand Story. And praise God we all have a part to play. What a God we serve.
Thank you!
Abide is the proper word for what we do. A little dictionary work is not a bad thing these days if unfamiliar with scripture as it was and forever will be. When changed to accommodate it lacks the flavor, taste, sound… 😉
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Thanks Micah! I’ll be printing this out for my office at work and in my kitchen at home. Lucy has her own place here. Just as JD said today, she reminds us that our life has distractions and routines that bark out, “attend to me first!” Such a good abiding word today!
JD, I prefer the word, “abide” to “remain” as well. When I think of
“remain” I think of the other brother in the Prodigal Son story that did remain but that doesn’t seem to take into account with what spirit he remained in with the father. If he abided with his father, he would have had the real sense of “holy love” and when his brother returned, he too would have been rejoicing. So, to me abide seems to reflect more of a binding with a true spirit of love that “remain” just does not seem always include. Just my thoughts, and I love how your awakenings each day work their way into my abiding connection to Jesus.