“I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit, so they produce even more. John 15:1-3 Pruning! I think this would be the hardest part of gardening. I have plants, I have learned that the dead leaves are to be removed, and the plant will be healthy again. Sometimes I wonder if I am pruning my plants right. I wonder if God feels the same way when He has to start pruning in our lives? What is His motivation for pruning in our lives? Why is it so…
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What We Produce
I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me, you can do nothing. John 15:5 Read John 15:1-11. Who is the true Vine? Who is the Gardener? Who are the branches? Jesus is the true vine and God the Father is the gardener. We are the branches. This is the second time in the I AM statements that Jesus tells us what we are. The first one was in the Light of the World. Jesus is the light of the world, and so are we (Matthew 5:14). WE are connected to the Vine –…