The Vine and Branches

 

 John 15: 1-8

The True Vine

15 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vine dresser. ² Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. ³ You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. ⁴ Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.

⁵ “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. ⁶ If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. ⁷ If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. ⁸ By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.

As the vine produces and sustains  grapes, so does Jesus sustain us and help us produce the fruit for which we were created.  Our prayer and sacramental life, our service to others, all work together to allow that most magnificent of Gods' creation reach its total potential.in us.  If we allow the "Jesus juice"" to flow from him, the Vine, what great nourishment we can bring to others..We can be Christ for our day: daylight  for a world gone too dark. .  Let us fix ourselves more firmly on the vine and allow the grapes to fully develop and become the food and wine for others.

Bro. Rene