What more could have been done for my vineyard than I have done for it? When I looked for good grapes, why did it yield only bad? Isaiah 5:4 God had built Israel up from a small group of people who were really nobody important. He provided everything that they needed. The nation was very... Continue Reading →
Colossians 1:9-10 How To Please God
"For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in... Continue Reading →
Romans 7:4 Dead To Live
"So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God." Romans 7:4 Paul had just talked about marriage. He points out that a person is married... Continue Reading →
John 15:8 The Father’s Glory
"This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples." John 15:8 Jesus just finished talking about how He is the vine and all believers are the branches. We, as believers, are to bear much fruit. Now He states that the fruit all believers bring about is for... Continue Reading →
John 15:2 Getting Pruned
"He cuts 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 15:2 Jesus is stating that He is the vine and God the Father is the gardener. In this verse He is talking about branches that produce and... Continue Reading →
