“I Am The
Vine”
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off
every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit
he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because
of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No
branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you
bear fruit unless you remain in me.
“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. If you do
not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such
branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me
and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to
be my disciples.
John 15:1-8
We
write and speak what is in us. If Jesus Christ is in us, that
is how we will write and speak. If you let Jesus in, it will change you to the
core of your life. Jesus is the vine. The Father is the gardener. We cannot
grow apart from that vine.
A
pure heart is the work of Christ, and only in His power can we remain clean. We
often fail, but when we confess our sins, we are brought back to Him. We will
be pruned because of those sins, but that will allow us to grow in Christ.
Jesus
has made us clean through His sacrifice and His Word. Our
speech and actions that strike others as being fresh and pure flow from inside
out as we abide in Christ.
Confession to God brings a cleansing from God.
Our Daily Bread –