Every
vineyard must be pruned if it would bear much fruit,
Cared for
by the Garden Master from leaf to bud to shoot.
Jesus is
the fruitful vine, the Father its caretaker
We are
the branches carefully dressed by the divine Creator.
Every
branch should bear fruit, for that is the master plan.
The
season for bearing spiritual fruit is this earthly lifespan.
The
healthy branch sends forth grace enabling fruit to grow
This is
how our life work has spiritual fruit to show.
The
branch relies upon the vine for its strength and energy
It is carefully
pruned and further refined or its fruit will never be.
These
times of pruning are for our good, cutting the dross away
Thus
enabling the very best fruit to thrive until harvest day.
God has a
pattern revealed here about the fruit-bearing process:
Four
terms within this passage describe increasing fruitful progress.
Fruit to more fruit is first
ascribed and then by much fruit explained.
The final
term so skillfully described is hailed as fruit that remains.
Bearing
fruit honors the Father; brings glory to our savior.
How sad
when believers do not bother to think about their behavior.
If you
think little of stewarding your life here on planet earth,
You call
into question the validity of a genuine spiritual birth.
Here’s
how you grow into fruitfulness: Live in the Father’s love.
Keep His
commandments; love one another, receiving grace from above.
There are
the things that bring fulfillment with joy that will truly remain.
Sweet is
the life with purpose here and the promise of heaven gained.
Knowing
that He was soon to die, Jesus expressed a thought
Pertaining
to the cruel cross where salvation would be wrought.
True
friendship imperishable, the kind that makes you cry,
Is
expressed for those one loves, when he lays down his life and dies.
This is
what Jesus did for me and for all who believe His Word
He died
to be our redeeming Lord. How my heart is stirred!
He does
not call us servants now; He calls us His dear friends.
His death
provides a new life now and a future that never ends.
I’m so
thankful our dear Lord forgave my sin and shame.
On the
cross He qualified me for heaven’s glorious gain.
I find
myself attached to Christ, the glorious, life-giving vine.
I’m glad the
Father’s pruning knife trims me to His design.
Here are
the thoughts I wish for you, thoughts both kind and true:
I wish
for you to know our Lord the way that He wants you to.
I wish
for you to possess His peace; His joy to fill your soul.
I wish
for you His very best plan, and a life that is full and whole.
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