Another thing about vines and branches is that a branch cannot survive if it’s cut off of the vine. You won’t ever see a branch on the ground, not connected to a tree, with a bunch of good fruit on it. The spiritual fruit that God wants us to produce (read Gal. 5:22-23) cannot happen just because we want it to. We will only produce this kind of fruit if we stay connected to Jesus.
Sometimes we start counting on other stuff (money, discipline, relationships) to do great things in us or through us that only God can do. Apart from Christ, we can never bear fruit that will last. If we stay connected to Him and his Word, great things will happen for the glory of God.
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