I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. (John 15:1-2)
Lord, please prune any part of me that is not bearing fruit for You. May the transforming life of Christ pulsate through my very being as I cling to the nutrients found in the Source of life.
But you will receive power and ability when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be My witnesses [to tell people about Me] both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the ends of the earth. (Acts 1:8, AMP)
Last week, the power went out at my house. I spent 2 and a half hours without power and wasn’t sure when it was coming back on again. My son Zion and I spent some time outside because it was a little cooler and lighter. While sitting out on our deck… I got to thinking… What if the spiritual power in my life went out? Then I thought, it does go out every time I step away from the Word. Every time I think I can do something on my own. Every time I walk away and ignore God’s guidance. The power that God wants to give me vanishes every time time I separate myself from Him.
In John 15:5, Jesus puts it like this…
“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.”
We only have power when we are connected to the source. We can’t produce fruit without the life giving sap that runs through Jesus. What does a life with power look like? Well, I think it looks like three things.
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he mediates day and night.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.