When Christ Shares His Heart
"I am the vine, you are the branches..." John 15:5 I've been pondering this whole concept of me being a branch and Jesus being a vine, and since I have, it's become less of a mere concept and more a reality for me. Since no word that came out of Jesus' mouth is irrelevant, it's worth pondering... He never spoke useless words. He means much by even just the few words I shared above. Let me share some of my most recent thoughts with you. I think they are thoughts from the very throne of heaven. If you read on, you'll see why. Let´s look at those words again: "I am the vine, you are the branches..." John 15:5 Jesus interrupts His whole talk about abiding and fruitfulness (read John 15) to remind His disciples that He is the Vine, and we are the branches . He is the source of life that we abide in. If we talk about abiding and forget we are abiding in a Person, we miss the point. The point of John 15, though mentioned a lot, is not ab