“Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.”
God takes away anything from our lives that are not bearing fruit for Him. We have to learn to submit to our Father and not cling on to those things that we desperately hold on to. It could be our jobs, situations, houses, vehicles, relationships or statuses, anything that we think that makes us secure on this earth, God might just take it away from us to make us understand His value in our lives.
We need to realize that our relationship with God is exactly like our parents. He trains us, grooms and shapes us through His word. It may sting at times, but that’s all just part of His eternal plan to mold us up in to bearing better and more fruit in season.
He’s our True Vine, and we are the branches! We are pruned by the True Vine, so we can produce better and multiple fruits for Him. How privileged are we to be grafted on to the True Vine!
Joel Jacob