Pruned (Daily Devotional)

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This week we are reflecting on the vine, the vinedresser, and the branches. In John chapter 15 and verse 2, the Lord Jesus said, ‘Every branch in me that does not bear fruit, He takes away and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes that it may bear more fruits. As we reflect on the illustration the Lord Jesus used about the vine, the branches, and the vinedresser; in verse 2 the Lord Jesus reveals to us what the vinedresser does- the vinedresser is the keeper of the farm, and He is watching over the vine and the branches. His desire is to make every branch very fruitful. In the process, as He works upon the vine and the branches that are connected to the vine, the Lord Jesus reveals that anything that is unproductive He cuts off, there is no need for that to remain attached to the vine. But everything that does bear fruit, Jesus said the vinedresser prunes it so that it could bear more fruits. Imagine you and I (as we will see in the coming verses), are the branches, we are connected to the vine and what the vinedresser is doing to us is- He is working in our lives causing us to be fruitful and to be ever increasingly fruitful- to become more and more fruitful in our lives and part of that process of making us more fruitful is pruning. Now pruning can mean two things, one it means that He intentionally trims so that it spurs growth; pruning could also involve cutting off unnecessary (dead) parts, parts that tend to grow and dry up, He takes it off. So, there is an intentional push for growth as He trims us and there is the removing of things that are unnecessary or hinder growth; both are being done in us so that we may be fruitful and as we are fruitful, He continues to work in us this way. So, what is the Father/ vinedresser doing in your life and mine? He is pruning us, He is spurring us for growth, He can do this be setting us up in situations and places and around people who will stretch us, who will push us into areas where we probably never thought we could get into and we are pulled/ stretched so that we can grow and bear mor fruit or there are times when He says these are things not needed in your life, let’s get rid of it so we can be more fruitful. What is the Lord doing in your life today? Look at it as, His working in you to make you more fruitful for His Kingdom, to be more productive, effective, and impactful in your life. Father is working in different ways to make you more fruitful. Be aware of His working and yield to it.

Father, we thank you that you are working in us in different ways causing us to be more fruitful. Open our eyes to recognize when you are working in this manner and help us to yield to it so we can be more effective and fruitful for your Kingdom, In Jesus name, Amen.

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