I Am the Vine

Since the lock-down many people of faith are distraught because they can’t go to church. Certainly, we need to worship together and have fellowship when we can, but it’s almost like people feel totally disconnected if they can’t go to church. We need to be reminded that as important as the church is, she is not the Vine.  Believers can bear fruit apart from the church, we cannot bear fruit apart from the Vine. Jesus said, “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. If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples” (John 15:5-8 NIV).