Remain in Jesus

Jonah 2:9
Salvation comes from the Lord.

Salvation is the work of God. Only He can bring life to the soul that is "dead in...transgressions and sins" (Eph. 2:1). Only He can maintain the soul in its spiritual life.

If I have faith or hope or love, they are God's gifts to me. If my life is steady and consistent, that's because God upholds me with His hand. I can do nothing to preserve myself, except what God does first inside of me.

Whatever I have, all my goodness comes from God. Without Jesus I can do nothing. As a branch cannot bear fruit unless it remains in the vine (Jn. 15:4), neither can I, unless I remain in Jesus.

--Charles Spurgeon
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