10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love ; even as I have kept my Father's command- ments, and abide in his love.
11 These things have I spoken ny joy might id that yoi
unto you, that my joy might re- main in you, might be full.
7 If yt abide in me, and ray words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit ; so shah ye be my disciples.
9 As the Father hath loved me, BO have I loved you : continue ye in my love.
There is a wide difference between believers and believers. In some things they are all alike. All feel their sins ; all trust in Christ ; all repent and strive to be holy. All have grace, and faith, and new hearts. But they differ widely in the degree of their attain- ments. Some are far happier and holier Christians than others, and have far more influence on the world.
Now what are the inducements which the Lord Je- sus holds out to His people, to make them aim at emi- nent holiness ? This is a question which ought to be deeply interesting to every pious mind. Who would not like to be a singularly useful and happy servant of Christ ? The passage before us throws light on the sub- ject in three ways.
In the first place, our Lord declares, " If ye abide in Me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye