Spiritual Transformation Series…………………………….
THURSDAY
Israel was so taken with this image of being God’s vineyard that the sculpture over the temple gate was that of a golden vine. In John 15, Jesus is declaring to the world that He is God’s real Vine. Using the language of the vine-grower, Jesus describes a living union between His disciples and Himself. Just as He is connected to the Father, Jesus’ disciples must be connected to Him in a living fellowship. Jesus says that there are branches that bear fruit and others that bear none.
Disciples who make a public profession of faith, but have no practice or who talk with no deeds are branches without fruit.
Jesus describes God as the vine keeper. It is the relationship of Jesus to the Father that calls for the relationship between Jesus and His disciples. It is the Divine Vine Keeper who cares for the vine, tends it, and watches for the fruit. The Divine Vine Keeper plants it, prunes it, and will receive glory from it.