“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”

“If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.”

John 15:4-7

Most often, my thought about abiding in the Vine has been time spent with the Lord through His Word. In a recent devotional by Andrew Wommack, though, he shared the importance of prayer regarding abiding in the Vine. Andrew noted the amount of time Jesus spent in prayer, which was the power behind His ministry. Quote below:

Jesus said in John 15:5 that without Him, we can do nothing. There are many things that we should do in addition to prayer, but there is nothing that we can effectively do without prayer. Prayer is one of the main ways of abiding in Him (John 15:7). Therefore, our request should be like the disciples, ‘Lord, teach us to pray.’

We should come expecting to receive answers to prayer. The Father is ready and willing to answer our prayers. Just ask and you shall receive. (Andrew Wommack)

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, 

‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples’. Luke 11:1