"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me." -John 15:4 (NASB)
The tomatoes in the garden are finally turning red! My daughter has been closely monitoring their progress and was eager to finally be able to pick them. On the other hand, the pumpkins are still green. My daughter knows that she can't pick them yet. She must wait until they turn orange. Jesus reminds us that we are much like these plants in the garden.
Just like my daughter knows that she can't separate the vine and the branches and expect to get tomatoes or pumpkins, Jesus reminds us that we cannot bear fruit without being connected to Him! It seems like common sense, but sometimes we try to separate ourselves by doing things on our own. When we try to do things on our own, our efforts start to shrivel, much like a vine removed from the main stalk.
A vine cannot be placed back on the stalk and continue to bear fruit. The good news for us is that we are different from the vine, we can be reconnected with Jesus! We are able to repent and be forgiven so that we can be reconnected with our vine, Jesus Christ. We can return to bearing fruit for His Kingdom!
Be sure that you are securely connected to the vine, so you can bear fruit for God's Kingdom!
Prayer:
Dear God-
Thank You for Your love and forgiveness. Thank You for allowing me to return to You when I get separated and for being the vine that strengthens me so that I can work to further Your Kingdom. Through Jesus, the Vine, I pray, amen.
Just like my daughter knows that she can't separate the vine and the branches and expect to get tomatoes or pumpkins, Jesus reminds us that we cannot bear fruit without being connected to Him! It seems like common sense, but sometimes we try to separate ourselves by doing things on our own. When we try to do things on our own, our efforts start to shrivel, much like a vine removed from the main stalk.
A vine cannot be placed back on the stalk and continue to bear fruit. The good news for us is that we are different from the vine, we can be reconnected with Jesus! We are able to repent and be forgiven so that we can be reconnected with our vine, Jesus Christ. We can return to bearing fruit for His Kingdom!
Be sure that you are securely connected to the vine, so you can bear fruit for God's Kingdom!
Prayer:
Dear God-
Thank You for Your love and forgiveness. Thank You for allowing me to return to You when I get separated and for being the vine that strengthens me so that I can work to further Your Kingdom. Through Jesus, the Vine, I pray, amen.
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