All Christians Are Branches Of The True Vine

 The picture of Christ as the true Vine is a very precious concept to most believers. All Christians Are Branches Of The True Vine, all are taken out of Adam and placed into Christ. All are in union with Him from the point of rebirth, and as branches we share His life, both on earth and in the eternal ages to come.
 All branches are commanded to abide in Him, and so our position becomes an important day-by-day responsibility, and we are warned that every branch in Christ that does not bear fruit is taken away, but every fruiting branch is pruned by our Heavenly Father to make it increasingly fruitful.
 Some erroneously suggest that the unfruitful branch is a man or woman pretending to be a Christian, but no unbeliever is ever placed into Christ by the Holy Spirit. Many mistakenly consider this to be a Christian that has lost his or her salvation, but this flies in the face of the undeniable scriptural truth, that our position in Christ is eternally secure.
 Let us acknowledge the position we have in Christ and make it our important day-by-day responsibility and delight to abide in Him, to walk in spirit and truth, to submit to the leading of the Holy Spirit in our lives, and to willingly embrace the pruning knife of our Heavenly Father so that we may bear fruit, more fruit, much fruit to His praise and glory.
John 15:2 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.

Our United Prayer:
Father, we pray that we may bear much fruit, to Your praise and glory. Take away all in our lives that is not good and fruitful and do such a work in us that we may bear even more fruit, to your praise and glory. This we ask in Jesus' name, AMEN.