The Vine and the branches

1"(A)I am the true vine, and My Father is the (B)vinedresser.

2"Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He [a]prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.

3"(C)You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.

4"(D)Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.

5"I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he (E)bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.

6"If anyone does not abide in Me, he is (F)thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned.

7"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, (G)ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.


In other words, talk to Jesus often. This passage also means be active for Christ, but I want to concentrate on the relationship part.

Lately I've been getting up late and having to either rush through devotions or skip them entirely. I've noticed the difference. Don't spend quality time with God and things get out of wack pretty fast.

It's so important once your a Christain to devote valued time to talking to Jesus, reading the Bible, and praying for others. And not just fifteen minutes of your time either, although that's a start.

Hmmm, not much else to say, although I do know this is way ahead of what we are supposed to be reading.