1 "I am the Real Vine and my Father is the Farmer. 2 He cuts off every branch of me that doesn't bear grapes. And every branch that is grape-bearing he prunes back so it will bear even more. 3 You are already pruned back by the message I have spoken. 4 "Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you. In the same way that a branch can't bear grapes by itself but only by being joined to the vine, you can't bear fruit unless you are joined with me. 5 "I am the Vine, you are the branches. When you're joined with me and I with you, the relation intimate and organic, the harvest is sure to be abundant.
There is no doubt about it; by our fruits we are known. Actions speak louder than words. Believing and doing always go together. For “demand is laid on us the same moment grace meets us.”
Good fruit is a natural part of being “in Christ”. When we remain in Him good things will come from our living. For the fruit of the spirit - the fruit of His love and energy - will flow through us and enrich the lives of others.
“It is no use walking any where
to preach unless our walking
is our preaching.”
St. Francis of Assisi
Prayer thought for the week: “Lord, help me to live what I believe; to produce good fruit each and every day.”
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