I am the True Vine

Yeshua, (Jesus), says in John 15:1, "I am the true vine and my Father the husbandman."

Husbandman is also translated as vinedresser because in the next verse Yeshua goes on to tell how his Father prunes off the dead branches. Better still, the Father cuts back those branches which are bearing fruit so that they will bear more! Now it is clear that the vinedresser is greater than the vine he prunes. This is showing the superiority of Yahweh over all of his creation, the Lord Messiah included. It also shows that unless we remain in Yeshua's teachings, that is connected to him as off-shoots of the main supporting vine, we can bear nothing on our own. John 15:5 Yeshua reiterates this for us, "I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me and I in him, the same beareth much fruit; because apart from me ye can bring forth nothing."

If you feel as if your life is stalled or that you are not making the progress you have hoped for, do you think it could be a connection problem? It is so easy to connect ourselves to someone else's ministry, church, cause or teaching. How about making sure we are attached to the TRUE vine? We can get so wrapped up in someone else's agenda that after a while, we find ourselves living to please others around us. Like the Pharisees we can become more concerned with looking good rather than actually being holy or set apart for God's use. The course of wisdom is to go to the source, the true vine. Obeying Yeshua's words helps us to bear that fruit. Letting them sink down into our very marrow the way rain revives a parched plant. Our showing love for Yeshua is contingent on obeying his commands even as he has obeyed his Father's commands. Yeshua's joy is made full in us when we do this and thus ours is made full in him! We can ask whatever we wish in his name, (that is his teachings and authority), and know we will receive it from his God and Father, Yahweh.

So the next time you need to be energized so that you may bear more fruit, make sure that you are firmly attached to the true vine. Then ask the Father in Yeshua's name and it shall be done!

PRAYER: Merciful Yah, my Elohim! You set Your Son as the true vine through whom your love and blessings flow. Help me to forsake all others and cling to his words only so that I may offer a bumper crop to your glory!