God Is Pruning Me John 15:2. Jesus and Fruit Bearing No fruit (v. 2) Fruit (v. 2) More fruit (v. 2) Much fruit (v. 5,8)

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God Is Pruning Me John 15:2

Jesus and Fruit Bearing No fruit (v. 2) Fruit (v. 2) More fruit (v. 2) Much fruit (v. 5,8)

Pruning the Branches Jesus said the branches would be “cleansed” (ASV) or “purged” (KJV) in John 15:2 (see also Heb. 10:2) Kathairo (Gr.) in this context means “to clean or purge by pruning” (NASV, NKJV, NIV, etc.) God is the divine vinedresser (Isa. 5:1-7) What, in addition to his word (Jn. 15:3), does God do to make us grow and bear more fruit?

He Prunes It That It May Bear More Fruit To improve growth quality (Gal. 5:22-23) To train the plant (Rom. 8:29; 2 Cor. 3:18; Gal. 4:19) To remove decay and maintain health (Col. 3:5ff) To control direction (2 Pet. 1:5ff; 3:18; 2 Cor. 5:1)

God Is Pruning Me He uses challenging tests (Gen. 12:1ff; 22:1ff) He uses personal loss (Job 1-2; 2 Cor. 4:16ff; 12:7-10) He uses church discipline (1 Cor. 5:5-7) He uses inward division (1 Cor. 11:19; 1 Jn. 2:19) He uses outside persecution (Heb. 12:3-13)

God Is Pruning Me God, the divine vinedresser, knows what he is doing (Psa. 80:8-14) God prunes you because he loves you (Heb. 12:6) God is waiting for the precious fruit in you (Jas. 5:7) What are you made of (1 Cor. 3:10-15)? Will you allow God to prune you today? Better to be pruned to grow, than cut up to burn!