(Lesson 4559)(07-27-24) John 15:1-7 

   “I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. ” 

     In today’s quote, Jesus described Himself as the true vine and His Father as the vinedresser. He explained that every branch in Him that does not bear fruit is cut off, and every branch that does bear fruit is pruned so that it may bear more fruit. He told His disciples that they are already clean because of the word He has spoken to them. Jesus emphasized the importance of living in Him, seeing that a branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it is connected to the vine. He states that without Him, we can do nothing. Those who don’t believe in Him are cast out to wither and die. However, if we remain connected to Him, believe His words and live by them, we can ask for whatever we want, and it will be done. ~