The final word of John 15. After the vine, the love, the command, and the warning about the world, Jesus points forward. The Helper is coming. The Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, will testify about Jesus.

Then Jesus gives the qualification for witness — and it is so simple it is easy to miss. "You will also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning." Not because you mastered the material. Not because you completed the training. Because you stayed.

For the worship leader who is not on a big stage — who shows up every week to a small church and leads three songs and goes home — this is the most freeing verse in the chapter. Your ministry does not depend on your talent. It depends on your proximity.

John 15 started with a vine and ends with a witness. It started with stay and ends with go. Thank you for walking through this chapter.

Formation to Transformation is a worship devotional for people who want worship to be more than a song set.

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