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Jesus' Vineyard

    In Jesus' vineyard, we are the vines and He is "gardener," so to speak. He takes our lives like vines and He prunes us so that we will produce fruit. That means that He cuts off the branches in our life that are not going to produce what's beneficial for us, out of His great love for us. After that, the branches that are producing good fruit begin to produce even more without being held back by the branches that were not. We have to trust in this process. Though it can be painful for Jesus to cut back those bad branches in our life, it is actually producing more life and more fruit for us in the long run. Allow Him to be the gardener of your life and watch it blossom.


John 15:1-4 I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. (NIV)

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