John 15:1-2 "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit."
The pruning process is a painful but necessary process, if there is ever going to be real fruit in our life, and walk, with Jesus. I learned a while back that in order to grow apples, tomatoes, or maintain flower plants (so that they continually blossom) you need to constantly prune the dead leaves, dead flowers, and dead branches. If we leave the dead portions on the trees or plants, those parts suck the life from them, and eventually the fruit they produce is useless, if it grows any at all. The flower plants fail to blossom and die quickly. So is the Christian life. If God does not prune our life, eventually we too will become weak, fail to blossom, and die spiritually. Sometimes, God must prune us by way of His discipline, but in the end, the fruit that is produced will result in our life blossoming for His glory. Besides, the Lord's chastening in our life is proof that we belong to Him, and proof of His everlasting love for us (Hebrews 12:5-13).
Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Rom 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive Him and His free gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).
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