Prunes

John 15:1-2 – “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 6:35 – Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

Ephesians 5:8-10 – For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord.

Philippians 1:9-11 – And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.

Application:

• ·         Pruning produces fruitfulness.
• ·         In the New Testament the figure of good fruit represents the product of a godly life or virtues of character.
• ·         Light is productive, and those who live in God’s light produce the fruit of moral and ethical character, while those who live in darkness do not.
• ·         “Filled with the fruit of righteousness” is what is expected of all Christians.

All Scripture verses taken from NIV