(Amplified) John 15:1-2 “I AM the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser. 2Any branch in Me that does not bear fruit [that stops bearing] He cuts away (trims off, takes away); and He cleanses and repeatedly prunes every branch that continues to bear fruit, to make it bear more and richer and more […]
A gardener tends to the garden, whether it is made up of flowers, plants, trees, or grass. Jesus illustrated what God does (as a gardener) for those who make a commitment to follow Jesus, doing what He says to do. (NASB) John 15:1-2 “I AM the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 […]
(NASB) John 15:1 “I AM the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.” Jesus boldly declared to His disciples “I am the true vine”¦” He often spoke of Himself from the perspective of deity when He used the phrase “I am”. Why is this important? God has declared that His name is “I Am […]
The Sovereignty of Christ in our lives: (NASB) Isaiah 55:6-8 “Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, And He will have compassion on him, And to our […]
From experience, people say that they have 20/20 vision. It is amazing about hindsight”¦we understand things in a different way when we see the results of words, of actions and of decisions made in the past. What was happening in the lives of the disciples and Jesus on their last Passover night together? The disciples […]
What is more powerful than a living example of a truth which is taught? Jesus did just that! He loved His Father and proved it by sacrificial obedience. (NASB) John 14:31 “but so that the world may know that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded Me.” Jesus was concerned for […]
Jesus”™ own words ““ not mine, or anyone else”™s ““ explains why He alone is the door through whom anyone must enter into heaven. John 14:6 “Jesus said to him, I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me.” [Amplified] Jesus warned His disciples […]
When a person is caught in a lie, they have given away their integrity. For the liar to regain another”™s trust takes lots of time and keeping their word. A good reminder for us”¦we should not promise something that we cannot do. Oh we may have good intentions. Consider politicians who have good intentions on […]
(NIV) Psalm 62:1-2 “FOR GOD alone my soul waits in silence; from Him comes my salvation. 2He only is my Rock and my Salvation, my Defense and my Fortress, I shall not be greatly moved.”
A contest was announced. Artists were invited to create a picture depicting peace. Many pictures were submitted. The picture that “˜won”™ the prize had the following scene painted on the canvas, a turbulent waterfall leaping over a rocky ledge to fall into a far away pool. In the middle of this waterfall was a tree […]