John 15: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
Jesus is the True Vine. Diann Cotton reminds us that something that is true is: "steadfast, real, loyal, genuine; honest, just, truthful; consistent, legitimate, right; accurate, authentic," while a vine is the stem or trunk of a plant; a plant whose stem requires support; and which climbs by tendrils or twining , or creeps across the ground."(100 Days with Jesus). Beginning with the latter: we are the branches needing support; we need tending; we walk "close to the ground". Jesus supplies everything we need, giving us the steadfast support and guidance necessary for staying on the right path. As He goes on to say later in this chapter "apart from Him we can do nothing." The Father prunes us for our own good and for the fruitfulness He desires from our lives. Often we do not like to be pruned: it is to inconvenient and may even seem "painful," but like a good haircut, we look and feel so much better when we stop and let Him do so. May we stay fully connected to our True Vine today; He has what we need.
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