“Stay joined to me, and I will stay joined to you. Just as a branch cannot produce fruit unless it stays joined to the vine, you cannot produce fruit unless you stay joined to me.”
John 15:4
If you cut off a branch from an apple tree with the beautiful blossoms in full bloom, it will look great for while in a vase full of water. The blooms will remind you of Spring and the wonderful ongoing process of life that insures a future for every tree in the garden. But the branch which is cut off from the tree will not produce fruit. There will be no apples if you cut the branch from the tree.
This is the lesson Jesus is teaching in this verse, but He is not talking about vines or trees and fruit. Jesus is talking about your life and the fruit that will come if you stay connected to Him.
It is like a vase full of flowers. They won't last long because they have been cut off from the source of their life.
Here is the secret to being a beautiful and fruitful Christian. Stay in daily, and yes moment by moment contact with Jesus. Let nothing cut you off from His power and strength in your life.
By the way, just in case you were wondering, Jesus does not like Plastic Flowers and Fruit!
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