FOOD FOR THOUGHT
“... I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that
beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he
purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the
word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch
cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye,
except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the
branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much
fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast
forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the
fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye
shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father
glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. As the Father
hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If
ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my
Father's commandments, and abide in his love...” (John 15:1-10 KJV).
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The believer is in a covenant relationship
with God, the husbandman, and many do not, completely, understand God’s ROLE as
their husbandman or caregiver.
The parable of the VINE and its BRANCHES
give some revelation knowledge on HOW this covenant UNION was meant to function.
“...
I am the true
vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every
branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me,
and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the
vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the
vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same
bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not
in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and
cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words
abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein
is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If
ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my
Father's commandments, and abide in his love...”
(John 15:1-10 KJV).
The parable reveals God, the husbandman’s
role in the life of the branches:
1. God, is their husbandman or caregiver
and takes care of them through the TRUE VINE. “... I am the true vine...” (John 15:1-10
KJV). “...No one can come to me (the true vine) except
the Father (the husbandman) ... draw him...” (John 6:44 KJV). “...
my Father is the husbandman....” (John 15:1-10 KJV). “… “I AM WHO I AM ’ …” (Exodus 3:14-15
NASB). “…I am the
...God of all flesh…”
(Jeremiah 32:27 KJV).
THE HUSBANDMAN IS YOUR SOURCE OF TRUE
GOODNESS. “...The lord is GOOD…there
is none good but one, that is,
God” (Nahum 1:7 & Mark 10:18 KJV). “..O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is GOOD...” (1 Chronicles16:34 KJV). “...cleave to
that which is good…” (Romans 12:9 KJV).
THE HUSBANDMAN IS YOUR SOURCE LOVE.“…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). God’s “…love is patient … [God’s]…love is kind. It
does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor
others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of
wrongs. … [God’s grace-filled]…love never fails”
(1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 NIV).
THE HUSBANDMAN IS YOUR HEALER. “… I, the Lord,
am
your healer…” (Exodus
15:26).
THE HUSBANDMAN IS YOUR SOURCE OF HOLINESS.“… I AM HOLY…” (1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV). “…The
[Holy] Spirit of God (the husbandman) dwell
in you…”
(Romans 8:9 KJV).
THE HUSBANDMAN IS YOUR PROVIDER. “…God is the one who provides …” (2 Corinthians
9:10-13 KJV). “… God will supply all [your need]…” (Philippians
4:19 NASB).
THE HUSBANDMAN IS YOUR SOURCE OF PEACE. “…
[God]
… will keep in perfect
peace all who trust in … [him] … all
whose thoughts are fixed on … [him!]” (Isaiah 26:3 NLT).
THE HUSBANDMAN IS YOUR GUIDE. “….The
Lord is “my”
shepherd ….”
(PSALM 23:1-3 NLT).
THE HUSBANDMAN IS YOUR SOURCE FOR ALL
THINGS. “… THE [HUSBANDMAN] … is Your rock and Your
fortress, your deliverer, Your GOD, Your rock, in whom [you] … take refuge; Your
shield and the
horn of Your salvation, YOUR
stronghold.…" (Psalms 18:3 NASB). “…there is none like unto thee…”
(Jeremiah 10:6 KJV).
THE HUSBANDMAN IS YOUR ONE AND ONLY
SAVIOR. “…Thou shalt know that I the LORD am
thy Saviour …” (Isaiah 60:16 KJV). “…There is SALVATION IN NO ONE ELSE…” (Acts 4:12a NLT).
THE HUSBANDMAN’S ROLE
NEVER CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE. “…I am the Lord, I
change NOT…”
(Malachi 3:6 KJV). “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever”
(Hebrews 13:8 NIV)
2. God, the husbandman expresses his
desire and faithful commitment to always stay with the branches. “…They (MY BRANCHES) broke that covenant,
though I
(the
husbandman) loved them as a husband
loves his wife,” says the Lord…”
(Jeremiah 31:32 NASB).“...Abide in me, and I in you....” (John 15:1-10 KJV).
“…I (the
husbandman) am with you always, to the very end…"(Matthew
28:20 NIV). God, the husbandman, will “…Never
leave nor forsake you…”
(Hebrews 13:5 KJV). “…Behold, I
(the husbandman) am with … [you] and will keep … [you]
whithersoever [you]… goest…I
(the husbandman) will not leave [you] ..." (Genesis 28:15 ASV).
“God (the husbandman)
is faithful...” (1 Corinthians 1:9 KJV). “... The [husbandman]... is faithful...”(2 Thessalonians 3:3 KJV). “…If we are unfaithful, [the
husbandman] ...remains faithful, for he
cannot deny who he is…” (2 Timothy 2:13 NLT). “…You ...are a compassionate
and gracious God (husbandman) ... abounding in ...faithfulness…” (Psalm 86:16
NIV). “...Great is
his (the husbandman’s) faithfulness...”
(Lamentations 3:22-23 NLT).
3. God, the husbandman, takes full
responsibility for making the branches fruitful by empowering them to remain
sanctified, and washed through the cleansing power of his Word; “...Every
branch... that beareth fruit, he purgeth
it, that
it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye (branches) are clean through the word
which I have spoken unto you....” (John
15:1-10 KJV). “...the will of God (his heart’s desire.), [is]…your SANCTIFICATION
…” (1 Thessalonians 4:3 NASB). “…God (the husbandman) ... Himself SANCTIFY
you entirely…” (1 Thessalonians 5:23 NASB). “...You
[branches]... were washed (cleansed from sin), you were sanctified (made holy),
you were justified (made right with God again) [through the TRUE VINE and by
the [indwelling Holy] Spirit of our God (the husbandman)...” (1 Corinthians 6:9-11 NIV).
ALSO, “…BY THE
WORD of the Lord [the branches are cared for and cultivated],..”
(Psalms 33:6 NASB). “...[The Word]... is faithful
and just ...to cleanse [the branches]... from all unrighteousness...” (1 John 1:9 KJV). “.... [The branches, therefore, keep] ...holy
and clean, washed by the cleansing [power]...of
God’s Word ...” (Ephesians 5:26
KJV).
“…THE WORDS ...they ARE SPIRIT…” (John
6:63 KJV). “…God (the husbandman) is Spirit …” (John 4:24 KJV). “…the Word was
God (the husbandman
speaking)… (John 1:1-4 NASB). “...
[the word]... is a light to reveal God (the husbandman) to the
nations. (branches)..” (Luke 2:32 NLT).
“…The [word] ...is perfect (matures, develops, grows, etc.), restoring
the soul; The [WORD]... is sure, making
wise the simple. The [WORD is] ... right, rejoicing the heart; The [WORD]... is pure, enlightening
the
eyes. The
[WORD]... is clean, enduring forever;
The [WORD is]... true; they are
righteous altogether. [The Word is]... more
desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
Moreover, by them Your [branches are]... warned. In keeping them
there is great reward …” (Psalm 19:7-11 NASB). “...[The branches]... are clean through the WORD which I (the husbandman) have spoken
unto [them]...” (John 15:1-10 KJV).
4. God, the husbandman ensures and
guarantees the branches spiritual fruitfulness through him and him alone; “....
As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except
it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I
am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same
bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing...”( John 15:1-10 KJV). “... The
Holy Spirit (the husbandman through the true vine) produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness,
and self-control. …”
(Galatians 5 NLT).“…The Holy Spirit
(the husbandman through the true vine) gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE (fruit) …”
(John 3:6 NLT). “…The
Spirit (TRUE VINE) of God (the husbandman) dwell in you (the branches)…”
(Romans 8:9 KJV).“…The Holy Spirit (the husbandman) produces this kind of fruit in [y]our
lives….”
(Galatians 5 NLT).
5. God, the husbandman, reveals to them
the danger of not abiding with him and becoming unfruitful;. “…My
people (branches) would not listen to me (the husbandman).
They kept doing whatever
they wanted…” (Jeremiah 7:24 NLT). “… The people (branches) replied, “Don’t
waste your (husbandman’s) breath. We will continue to live as we want to, stubbornly following our own evil desires…”
(JEREMIAH 18:12 NLT). “...If a man
(branch) abide not in me (the true vine), he
is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the
fire, and they are burned...” (John 15:1-10 KJV). “…Thus saith the Lord; ‘Cursed be the MAN (or
woman or branch) ... whose HEART departeth from the Lord (the true vine)…”
(Jeremiah 17:5 KJV).“... I forewarn you ... that those who
practice such things(departing
from the true vine) will not inherit the kingdom of God...” (Galatians 5:19-21 NASB).
6. God, the husbandman encourages, the
branches, to ask him for anything and he will do it for them; “...If ye abide in
me, and my words abide in you, ye shall
ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you....” (John 15:1-10
KJV). “…This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according
to his will (choices, desires, heartfelt words,etc.), he heareth us…” (1 John 5:14 KJV).
“…He has granted to [his
people or branches]… His precious and magnificent promises…” (2 Peter 1:4 NASB). “…As
many as are the promises of God, in Him (in the husbandman
through the true vine) they are yes …also … Amen …” (2 Corinthians 1:20
NASB). “…Not one of the good promises which the Lord had made
… failed;
all came to pass…” (Joshua 21:45 NASB). God, the husbandman, is “…watching over [his[… word to perform it…”
(Jeremiah 1:12 NASB).
“…So shall [the husbandman’s]… word be that goeth forth out of [his]…
mouth: it shall
not return unto [the husbandman]… void, but it shall accomplish that which [God,
the husbandman]… please[s], and it
shall prosper in the thing whereto [God, the husbandman]… sent it…”
(Isaiah 55:11 KJV).
“…The Father (the husbandman) that
dwelleth in [YOU, through the true VINE] he doeth the
works…” (John 14:10 KJV). “...[To
the ABIDING BRANCHES,
the husbandman says to] ...ask what ye
will, and it shall be done unto you....” (John 15:1-10
KJV).
7. God, the husbandman, informs, the
branches, that fruit-bearing is proof of their intimate, covenant union; “...Herein
is my Father (the husbandman) glorified
(his presence witnessed), that ye (the
branches) bear much fruit; so shall ye be
my disciples (those in an intimate, covenant relationship with God, the Holy
Spirit)....” (John 15:1-10 KJV). “…The Holy Spirit (the husbandman through the
true vine) produces this kind of fruit
in [the]...lives [of the branches]…” (Galatians 5 NLT).
“…That great Shepherd of the sheep, EQUIP [the branches]... with everything
good [through the true vine]… for doing his will…”
(Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV).
“…That great Shepherd (the husbandman) of
the sheep … may he work in (the branches)
what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ (the true vine)…”
(Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV).
“For it is God (the
husbandman) which worketh IN [the branches] ...both to
will (to empower them) and to do (to
enable them) of his good
pleasure” (Philippians 2:13 KJV).
“…The Father (the husbandman) that
dwelleth in [the branches] he doeth the works (he doeth
the works of producing spiritual fruit)…” (John 14:10 KJV).
“It is God (the
husbandmand through the true vine) which worketh IN YOU (the branches)…” (Philippians 2:13 KJV). “…The Father (the husbandman) that
dwelleth in [the vine and the branches] he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV). “…The righteous (the branches) will live by “his” faith (the true vine’s indwelling
faith)…” (Habakkuk 2:4 NASB).
“…Every good GIFT and every
perfect GIFT is from above, and cometh down from the Father of
lights…” (James 1:17 KJV). “…The LORD (the true vine) SHALL GIVE (to the branches)…” (Psalms 85:12 KJV). “…A [branch]... can receive nothing, except it BE GIVEN
him (her) from [the husbandman]…”
(John 3:27 KJV). “…What do you have that God (the husbandman) hasn’t given you? (1
Corinthians 4:7 NLT).
8. God, the husbandman encourages, the
branches, to continue, to depend upon his faithful love for them; his love will
keep them secure and save; “...As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. ...” (John 15:1-10 KJV). “…His (the husbandman’s) DIVINE POWER hath given unto [his
branches].. ALL THINGS that pertain
unto life and godliness…” (2 Peter 1:3 KJV). “…I (the husbandman) will supply all [the] NEED [of the
branches]…”
(John 12:32 KJV). ). “...He careth for [the
branches].” (1 Peter 5:7 KJV). “…The LORD (the husbandman through the TRUE VINE) “WILL”
accomplish (take care of)…that which concerns [the branches]…”
(John 14:31 NASB). “…God
(the husbandman)
is the one who provides …” (2
Corinthians 9:10-13 KJV). “…God (the husbandman) will generously PROVIDE all [the
branches] need …” (2 Corinthians 9:8 NLT). “…HE (the husbandman through the TRUE VINE) “WILL” KEEP YOU STRONG
to the end…” (1 Corinthians 1:8 NLT). “…the Father (the
husbandman) that dwelleth in [the branches] (through the TRUE VINE), he (the husbandman) doeth the works (OF LOVING the BRANCHES)…”
(John 14:10 KJV).
9. God, the husbandman, also tells, the
branches, that keeping his commandments, depending upon them, and cooperating
with them will also prove their love for and faith in him. “...If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in
my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love...” (John 15:1-10 KJV). “…If you love me, you will keep my
commandments…”
(John 14:15).
A
SINFUL lifestyle of PRACTICING sin will put a separation between YOU and God.
An evil (unrepentant or untransformed) heart of unbelief (falling
away/departing) will CUT you OFF from him. “... Do not quench (extinguish, cut off,
separate from) the [Holy]... Spirit...” (1
Thessalonians 5:19 NASB).
“…Your
INIQUITIES (particularly UNBELIEF can separate)… you and
your God…” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…I am the Lord, I change NOT…”
(Malachi 3:6 KJV). “Jesus Christ is the
same
yesterday and today and forever”
(Hebrews 13:8 NIV).
“…[The branches can be]... cut off from
Christ! [The branches can
choose to fall]... away from God’s (the
husbandman’s) GRACE…”
(Galatians 5:4 NLT).
God NEVER changes and therefore,
his holy nature won’t mix with sin!” “…I
change NOT…”
(Malachi 3:6 KJV).
YOUR SINFUL lifestyle
practices (falling away or departing) WILL CUT YOU OFF FROM HIM!! “... Do not quench (extinguish, cut off, separate from) the [Holy]...
Spirit...” (1 Thessalonians 5:19 NASB). “…It’s YOUR SINS that … cut you off from God…”
(Isaiah 59:2 NLT). .
“…Your INIQUITIES … separated … you and your God…”
(Isaiah 59:2 KJV).
“…what fellowship [can God, the Holy Spirit of]
righteousness [have]... with unrighteousness? And what communion [can God, the
Holy Spirit of]... light [have]...with darkness? And what concord [can God, the
husbandman of]...Christ [the true vine have] ...with Belial? Or what part [of an
abiding branch] that believeth [have]...with an infidel (who doesn’t believe)?”
(2 Corinthians 6:14-15 KJV).
“...
In Him (the true vine) .., you WERE SEALED ...WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT OF PROMISE.…”
(Ephesians 1 NLT).
However,
the bible says, “... Do not quench (extinguish, cut off, separate from) the [Holy]...
Spirit...” (1 Thessalonians 5:19 NASB).
“... the word of God (the true vine) is quick, and powerful, and sharper
than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit,....” (Hebrews 4:12 NASB). “…[Departing branches] ...have
been cut
off
from Christ! [and]
... have fallen
away from God’s GRACE…”
(Galatians 5:4 NLT).
“…Thus saith the Lord; ‘Cursed be the MAN (or woman or branch) ... whose HEART departeth from the Lord (the true vine)…”
(Jeremiah 17:5 KJV).“... I forewarn you ... that those who
practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God...” (Galatians 5:19-21 NASB).
“...If a man (branch) abide not in me (the true vine), he (she) is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the
fire, and they are burned...” (John 15:1-10 KJV).
“... I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.... Abide in me, and I in
you ...without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth
as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire,
and they are burned...” (John 15:1-10 KJV).
“... I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.... Abide in me, and I in you
......” (John 15:1-10 KJV).
“…I (the husbandman) am with you always, to the very end…"(Matthew 28:20 NIV). God, the
husbandman, will “…Never leave
nor forsake you…”
(Hebrews 13:5 KJV).
“…HE (the husbandman through the true vine) WHICH HATH “BEGUN”
A GOOD “WORK” IN [the branches]… “WILL” “PERFORM” IT (continue the husbandry) “UNTIL”
the day of Jesus Christ (harvest)…” (Philippians 1:6 KJV).
: “...HE (SHE) THAT “SHALL” ENDURE (with help of
the husbandman through the true vine) UNTO THE END SHALL BE SAVED...” (Matthew 24:13
KJV).
“... I am the true vine,
and my Father is the husbandman.... Abide in me, and I in you...BEAR MUCH FRUIT
...” (John 15:1-10 KJV). “...Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my
disciples....” (John 15:1-10
KJV).
THE ROLE OF THE HUSBANDMAN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IS TO GIVE
GLORIFY TO THE PRESENCE AND GOODNESS OF GOD, THE HOLY SPIRIT, THROUGH THE
EVIDENCE OF SPIRITUAL FRUIT THROUGH THE BRANCHES!
“…God (the husbandman) anointed (empowered) Jesus of Nazareth (the
true vine) with the Holy Spirit and POWER,
and …he
went around ...[producing spiritual fruit by]... doing good and healing all (HOW?)...because
…God [the husbandMAN]… was with him…” (Acts 10:38 NIV).
“…The [Holy] ...Spirit (the
husbandman) of the Lord (the TRUE VINE)
… anointed [empowered JESUS] to preach the gospel to the poor ... [empowered him] to heal the brokenhearted, to
preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering
of sight to the blind, to set at liberty
them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord…”
(John 4:16-21 KJV). “… [Jesus was EMPOWERED by the Holy Spirit and
he] went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; [BECAUSE] ...GOD [THE HUSBANDMAN] ...WAS WITH HIM…”
(Acts 10:38-39 KJV).
THE
MAIN ROLE OF THE HUSBANDMAN IS TO DEVELOP, MATURE, GROW, AND CULTIVATE THE
BRANCHES, THROUGH THE TRUE VINE, TO BEAR SPIRITUAL FRUIT!:
“...Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit...” (John 15:1-10 KJV). ".. and ...PROVE to
be My disciples...” (John 15:8 NIV).
Godspeed,
Dr. Pensacola
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