I want to be always living the VineLife. This is the life that is continually connected to the vine. Stop for a moment and consider this, What is fruit? When the Holy Spirit spoke of holiness it was through the imagery of fruit. This gives us incredible insight into the anatomy of holiness. Holiness in our lives is the outcome of the hidden life of the tree. It is not the life of the branch that causes fruit to produce; it is the life of the sap. The deposit of the sap into the branch, through the vine produces fruit-holiness. This is the VineLife:Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
John 15:4-5
3 comments:
"Happiness doesn't produce Holiness however Holiness will produce Happiness." Thanks Steve for your spiritual leadership in our family.
There needs to be a steady connection source, which is none other than Christ!! He grows down into us, producing life, we must stay rooted in in his word, for he has called us to be HOLY!!!
Yes, He grows down into us and we grow down into him. The way we grow down into Him is through the fellowship of suffering. By dying to the flesh and self we become conformed into His likeness. Phil. 3:10 This is not a misrable unhappy life that God calls us to live. Through this holiness we can experience true happiness. Great comments!
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