Yesterday we talked about the roots of a tree. What do we have to look at today? It is a branch from a grape vine. Vines have thin stems that can turn and
twist as the branches hook onto whatever they are climbing. Would a grape vine be useful if in an entire
year no grapes grew on it? Of course
not! We expect a good grape vine to
give us fruit.
Jesus says, “I am
the true vine” (John 15:1a), and he says we are the branches. This branch has been ripped from a grape
vine. Can it stay alive and produce
more grapes next year? No. In the same way we need to be connected to
Jesus in order to fully live. He wants
us to have fruit too. Not grapes, but
good words and kind actions.
Are you attached
to Jesus, the living vine?
Prayer:
Dear Jesus
We need to be part of you in order to grow and live. Help us to see that you are able to work
through us, that only by Your goodness can we do any good. Forgive us for trying to do things on our
own.
Amen.
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