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The True Vine

1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
2 aEvery branch in Me that does not bear fruit He1 takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear bmore fruit.  
3 aYou are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.  
4 aAbide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, 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, bears much afruit; for without Me you can do bnothing.  
6 If anyone does not abide in Me, ahe is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.  
7 If you abide in Me, and My words aabide in you, byou will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.  
8 aBy this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; bso you will be My disciples.  

Love and Joy Perfected

9 “As the Father aloved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.  
10 aIf you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.  
11 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and athat your joy may be full.  
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Like I said, this saying of His that "I am the true vine" and later "I am the vine, you are the branches," is very much similar to what He said: "I am the way, the truth, and the life." But this one, this particular "I am" saying emphasizes our dependence on Christ for everything spiritually. We can do nothing, He says. We can have no understanding. There could be no overcoming. There can be no growth, no production of fruit without Him, without His example, with all that He provides for us, all the strength that comes through His Spirit. We could paraphrase His saying to read, "I am the true firstfruit. You become firstfruits through abiding in Me." Or continuing in Me, which implies emulating Him in everything. And we could go back to I John 2:6 (which we will not do), but it says, "If you abide in Him, you ought to walk as He walked."

Excerpted from Jesus in the Feasts (Part Two): Firstfruits

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