The Fruitful Vine
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Where does fruitfulness come from? How do we bear fruit in our lives? What is the source for what we produce?
We cannot produce lasting and beneficial fruitfulness apart from God. The source for all lasting fruitfulness is God.
In John’s gospel account, Jesus said, “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:4-5, ESV).
We produce fruit by abiding in Jesus. Just as a branch from a grapevine produces grapes, we abide in Jesus and have fruitful lives by remaining in him.
There is nothing we can do apart from God. Just as the branch is dead apart from the vine, we are fruitless apart from abiding in Jesus.
When we remain in Jesus, we produce an abundance of fruit in our lives.
May we live fruitfully as we abide in Jesus the True Vine.
A Prayer for the Sixth Sunday of Easter: “O God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as surpass our understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards you, that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.” (Book of Common Prayer, 2019).
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