Daily Devotion

At Home in Jesus

Remain in me, as I also remain in you. -  (Today read John 15:1-11)John 15:4

Several years ago, we brought home an adult black cat named Juno from the local animal shelter. Truthfully, I only wanted help thinning our mice population, but the rest of the family wanted a pet. The shelter gave us rigorous instructions on how to establish a feeding routine that first week so Juno would learn our house was his home, the place he belonged and where he’d always have food and safety. This way, even if Juno might roam, he would always eventually come home.

If we don’t know our true home, we’re forever tempted to roam in vain search for goodness, love, and meaning. If we want to find our true life, however, Jesus said, “Abide in me” ( esv). Biblical scholar Frederick Dale Bruner highlights how abide (like a similar word abode) evokes a…