True Vine!

I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. John 15: 1-4

How do we produce much fruit? What does this fruit stand for in our life? What is the Lord saying?

In the hectic world, the work ethic is, achieve and produce by working longer and harder! The focus is on getting results through human effort — we’ve become product oriented and the bottom line is……Where we are? This is opposed to of the culture we live in today, and to human nature in general. 

Think about it today like we’re constantly pushed to know about  self-help books promoting self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-control — our society is all about SELF! 

The Lord’s way is to work with and through us so that every result or product comes out of our abiding in Him, since without Him WE CAN DO NOTHING.

The key to fruitfulness is for us to have our lives joined to the one, true, healthy vine ... Jesus. As our lives are joined to his, as we "abide" in him and he in us, then fruitfulness happens naturally.