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shirleymay
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I am the TRUE VINE – the Message reads, I am the REAL VINE. This metaphor Jesus uses is the seventh of the great I AM'S in John’s Gospel. Why did Jesus use the imagery of a vine? We often hear, you are what you eat, so eat well. I have spent some considerable time holding a bunch of grapes in my hand thinking how God holds me in his hand, as grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart, He is holding my heart.
The question that arises is what condition is my heart? Do I need heart surgery? As I surrender daily, moment by moment, to the great Physician the condition of my heart is renewed into the design that God created me to be. The vital and necessary connection which exists between Christ and me is being generated. But, my faithfulness and obedience to the TRUE VINE, the REAL VINE, produces the fruit of the vine.
All Christians need pruning; if fruitless removed, if bearing fruit pruned to become more fruitful. As I gaze upon the bunch of grapes, the fragility of life and transience of my circumstances show God’s faithfulness and His providence. Each grape looks like a blood cell. Researchers proclaim that grapes are profound heart and blood vitalizing food. But their nutrients come from the roots through the branches. Therefore, it is vital to abide in the TRUE VINE, the REAL VINE.
Why did Jesus use the imagery of a vine?
The question that arises is what condition is my heart? Do I need heart surgery? As I surrender daily, moment by moment, to the great Physician the condition of my heart is renewed into the design that God created me to be. The vital and necessary connection which exists between Christ and me is being generated. But, my faithfulness and obedience to the TRUE VINE, the REAL VINE, produces the fruit of the vine.
All Christians need pruning; if fruitless removed, if bearing fruit pruned to become more fruitful. As I gaze upon the bunch of grapes, the fragility of life and transience of my circumstances show God’s faithfulness and His providence. Each grape looks like a blood cell. Researchers proclaim that grapes are profound heart and blood vitalizing food. But their nutrients come from the roots through the branches. Therefore, it is vital to abide in the TRUE VINE, the REAL VINE.
Why did Jesus use the imagery of a vine?