Our Only True Vine!
For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts
is the house of Israel, and the men
of Judah are His pleasant plant.
Isaiah 5: 7
In Isaiah 5, Israel is pictured as a vineyard that
God planted in expectation of bearing the fruit of
“justice” and “righteousness”: “For the
vineyard
of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel.”
Sadly, the vineyard bore fruit of “oppression”
and “a cry for help” (verse 7). God allowed His
vineyard, Israel, to be uprooted and destroyed.
When Jesus came, He said, “I am the true vine,
and My Father is the vinedresser” (John 15:1).
Jesus came to bear good fruit, being the
True
Vine of God, that Israel failed to bear. Not just
good fruit in Him but for all who would believe
in Him—the branches of the True Vine
(John 15:1-8).
Jesus intends to bear His good fruit in
and
through us as we remain “attached” to Him.
When we abide in Him and His words remain
in us, we bear the fruit that Jesus bore in His
life and ministry (John 15:7).
Abide in Jesus and His Word every day.
By His Spirit, His life-giving fruit manifests
in your life (Galatians 5:22-23).
"Fruit is evidence
of the root."
John Blanchard
