John 15

I am reading John 15 tonight and the first few verses really grabbed my attention. I don't know why but I guess the wording really made me think about the actual meaning behind the verses. When we prune our trees on our gardens or flower beds, we cut the plants back for a few reasons(not me because I can't keep a plant alive to save my life-my mom is the plant growing genius around here). My mom usually cuts hers back to Get rid of the dead limbs or dead parts of the plants. She also cuts it back to shape it into the correct shape. Jesus mentions that his father cuts back the limbs on him that aren't bearing fruit so that they may be able to bear even more fruit. He also says that he is the one true vine. Jesus uses this metaphor of comparing himself to he vine because it gives is a visual image of what he provides for is. The stem or the vine bring sustenance to the rest of the plant. Without that, the plant would die. We are the rest of the plant and Jesus is the vine. He provides us with our daily filling of the Holy Spirit. If we think about it, once a leaf falls from the vine, it dies because it cannot be fed anymore. The same is with Jesus.jesus loves us unconditionally, but when we separate ourselves from the vine, we separate from God. The purpose of forgiveness is made clear in the Bible, and that's all we have to do is ask for it and we will receive it. I will post more on chapter 15 tomorrow