The branch only gets what it needs to bear fruit from the Vine. If it rejects abiding in the Vine, it will not, it cannot bear, bring forth fruit. Therefore, the Husbandman cuts it off from, and takes it away from the Vine, and it is burned up. It has no use. It cannot bear fruit, it cannot bring forth more fruit. It is dead—It is dead already, before it is cut off and taken away, and burned up.
God illustrates, demonstrates this to us in nature. Look at the vineyard, the fig tree. Also read Luke 13:6-9. The word of God is so rich and filling! It is marrow to my bones!
The fig tree was not cursed of God. The purpose of the fig tree is to bear fruit. It only had leaves. It did not fulfill its purpose—it died. We must bear fruit, be fruitful.
God brought to me my grapevine. The branches that blossom but don’t bring forth grapes—they dry up, they are dead. I have to cut them off away from the vine. Then, those branches bearing grapes because they remain connected in the vine; they will produce more fruit, and so on. I purge the branch so it can stretch out even more—the branches stretch out from being connected in the vine, and bear fruit and more fruit. The clusters are great, in abundance, filled with goodness. All this fruit is simply from the branches remaining connected in its source of life: The vine.
So it is with the soul who abides in Christ. Christ will manifest Himself in that soul by way of the Holy Spirit. Christ will then abide in the soul—stays, dwells, remains in them as long as the soul continues to remain, stay connected, dwell in Him. Therefore, the soul lives the word—bears the fruit of Christ character from the Holy Spirit dwelling in them. The soul lives by God’s principles. The soul lives the fruit of the Spirit: Love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. These are the nine attributes of the character of God. We practically live the love of God in keeping, observing, doing the Ten Commandment Law—all ten summed up in Love, loving God. HalleluYah!
We are to be stretching out living the word of God by His Spirit in us. In so doing, others come to Christ, they choose life, and have health. They choose by faith daily to remain connected in the Vine. We all bear fruit and keep bringing forth more fruit. We are spiritually fruitful living by the principles in God’s word in our daily lives because Christ dwells in us. Christ tells us greater will be our works than the works He did. Deep! I thank Elohim in the name of Yeshua.
”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.
Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.“
John 15:1-8 KJV
”Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found. Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.“
Hosea 14:8-9 KJV
”For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; that ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.“
Philippians 1:8-11 KJV
”I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.“
Philippians 4:13 KJV
Be not deceived. Choose Life today, even moment by moment, bear fruit to God’s Kingdom.
Maranatha