* THIS ENTRY MAY BE VERY LONG BUT IT IS IMPORTENT*
If you haven't already asked Jesus Christ for forgiveness and asked him in to your heart please read this anyway because it is so importent. This is manly for you who already know truely that you will someday live with Jesus forever in heven, already asked Jesus Christ to be Lord of you life.
1"I am the true vine, and my father is the gardener. 2He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch in me that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful." - John 15:1-2
I these verses Jesus talks to the disciples. He says that he is the vine and God is the gardener. God cuts of the branches, the branches us believers, cuts off the branches that bear no fruit, fruit, what is the fruit? Well, the fruit is telling other people about Jesus (John 4:35-38), helping other Christions Romans 1:13), giveing to people in need Philippians (4:16-17), worshiping God (Hebrews 13:15) or any other good work that brings glory or owner to God (titus 3:14) Look them up!!
At the end of verse 2 Jesus says, "while every branch in me, keep that in mind (in him), "while every branch in me that does bear fruit he, meening God, prunes so that it, it meening us blievers, will be even more fruitful.
Prunes? You know what prune meens but what dos it meen in the passage? Well, If you ever pruned back a plant before, you were cuting off all the other lims that weren't needed or so that thoughs lims wouldn't take all the energy from the other lims that were trying to grow something on then so that you could grow more or bigger fruit, right? Well, thats what is meens in this verse, it meens that God will some how take the things that you are doing that are takeing all your time away from your life, the time that you could be spending with God and will cut them away from your life some how.
3"You are already clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by it-self; if must remain in the vine (Jesus). Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 5I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7If you remain in me and my words (the word) remain in you, ask whever you wish, and it will be given to you. 8This is to my father's glory that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples." John 15:3-8
The beginning of verse 4 Jesus says, "Remain it me, and I will remain in you. If you beleive in Jesus whole heartedly and ask him into your heart, follow his comandments(his guidelines) and know his word or study the bible then he will be in you because you are doing what he wants you to, what brings glory to him thus makeing fruit. If you do not strive to do these things then you will not be able to do anything, to make fruit.
John 15:3-8 gos on to tell you that you can not do anything, you can not make fruit unless you are in Jesus Christ and he is in you. If you are not in Jesus then you are like a plant that was thrown away and withers. Jesus says such branches are picked up, thrown in to the fire and burned that meens come judgment time Jesus will say that he never knew you and you would have to spend eternal life in hell.
Just a guestion that I need to ask you. You don't need to comment answer these questions if you don't want to, I just want you to think about them. How are you doing compared with what you just read? How is your relationship with Jesus if you have one and if you don't, please don't wait to have one, ask me and I will lead you through it so that you might have one so that Jesus might be in you and you in him.
How exactly might God move you up from one level of fruitfulness that you bear.
Only keep reading if you are really interested.
1. If your life consistently bears no fruit, God will disaplen you so that you will bear fruit.
* Hebrews 12:5-6 Please, look it up.
Rebuke = something you hear Chasten = something you feel Scourge = whip, causes pain
*If we are here and we are bearing no fruit what so ever the problem is most likely sin and we must repent!!
2. If your life bears some fruit, God will prune you so that you will bear more friut.
* God redirects and refocuses our energies and activities so that we will really impact out world for Christ.
* If we are here and we are not bearing that much fruit then the problem is most likly are selves, we must release!
3. If your life bears lots of fruit, God will inite you to abide more deeply with him because that's hom he produces much fruit, through you.
*Abide = remain or stay close
I love you all very much!!
Love in Christ,
Dan |