Be a Live Vine!

I read and reread John 15:1-16 this morning. I have heard this scripture many times in church, but not really understood the real meaning of this scripture until now. Maybe because I really focused in on it today.

The branches in this scripture are followers of Christ. The fruitful branches are those who "walk the walk" & "talk the talk" producing much fruit for Christ. Those who are believers, but are "fake" or unproductive are the ones who are cut from the vine. Followers who are not really living for God are the ones who are cut off the branch and are considered dead.

I pray this morning, that God will use me and show me what is in store for my life! I want to be a producer and a LIVE vine. I also want to remain in Christ and his words remain in me, so that I may be blessed with his love. "If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given to you." (v.7)

I have copy & pasted the scriptures from John 15:1-16 below. (NIV)

1"I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes (cleans) so that it will be even more fruitful. 3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4Remain 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.
5"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. 6If 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. 7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. 8This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
9"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. 11I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 12My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command. 15I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name."