“Ye Can Do Nothing”

A deep conviction of the truth of this passage, “Except ye abide in me…ye can do nothing” (John 15:4-5), lies at the very root of a strong spiritual life. As much as I created myself, as much as I could raise a man from the dead, can I give myself the divine life and maintain or increase it. Every motion is the work of God through Christ and His Spirit. As a man believes this, he will take up that position of entire and continual dependence that is the very essence of the life of faith. His whole heart says “Amen” to the passage “Ye can do nothing.” And because he does so, he can also say, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Phil. 4:13).  (taken from God’s Power For Today – Andrew Murray)