The True Vine

  John 15:5- (NIV) I 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.


    Just a week ago, a terrible wind came through and broke out half of our Bradford Pear tree in our front yard.  For a few days the leaves remained green, and it seemed to keep some of its blooms.
   Yesterday I noticed all of the broken part of the tree, is BLACK, even the leaves. Such a strange sight.
  It made me think of Jesus.  As long as we are attached to Him, we thrive.  We excel in our relationships with others, our joy is complete and in Him we are strengthened.  In our daily walk with Him we are fed spiritually.
  As soon as we get "broken off" away from Jesus, our whole life gets savaged by the wind(sin) of this world.  Our relationships with others break apart, often those that are the closest to us, our husband/wife, our children ~ those we love the best.  Our personal walk with Jesus suffers, our time with Him~ our Bible study time breaks away.  Without God's Word we die. Our hope is in Him.  We must stay close to our Lord and Saviour, Jesus.  He is the true vine.
John 15:1-2 (NIV)
I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.