THROUGH THE BIBLE IN THREE YEARS
HI!
Jimmy's mom dragged him in front of his dad during the football game.
"Talk to your son," she said. "He refuses to obey a word I say."
The father turned to Jimmy angrily. "Jimmy, how dare you disobey your
mother. Do you think you're better than your old man?"
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John 15:5
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me,
and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit:
for without me ye can do nothing.
KJV
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Light from the Word.
The "fruit" is united with the vine.
The Stem, which is Christ, pulls the power of His Holy Spirit into
the branches, and it is HIS fruit which we bear.
If we were not joined to Christ, we would be barren of any good fruit.
Without Christ we can do nothing of spiritual significance.
Branches on a grape vine that do not bear fruit are carefully pruned
away by the farmer.
Those branches which do bear fruit are pruned back at the end of
the season so that they will provide MORE fruit next year.
And so it is with the branches of Christ our Vine,
"...my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth
not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he
purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit." (John 15:1-2)
Jesus is the "true vine" which God planted in the earth.
For "..the Word became flesh and dwelt among us..." (John 1:12).
This vine is continually spreading, taking dominion in the earth and
bearing many branches which provide fruit.
Christians have wonderful treasure:
they are “branches”!
They are recipients of His eternal Holy Spirit!
Now let us always bear "much fruit" to the glory of God!
Love ya!
Bro. Bruce