Chapter 15: 1-8

The Vine and the Branches

“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. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
“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.
Jesus is telling us that he alone is our lifeline to the Father. If we choose to attach ourselves to him then we shall bear much fruit; If not we shall just wither away. Our spiritual nourishment is drawn out from he who sustains us; Jesus the Christ. May we always affix our hearts and minds on the Lord; he alone is will carry us through this life; he alone shall lead us to the Father, and our eternal salvation.