Bearing spiritual fruit (1) - All The Word for Today Daily Devotionals for 2026

‘No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine.' John 15:4 NIV

Jesus said: ‘My Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit He prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the Word I have spoken to you. Remain in Me, as I also 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 If you remain in Me and I in you, you will bear much fruit.'

As you read God's Word, He cuts away the bad so that it doesn't impede the good. Then He prunes the good so that it doesn't obstruct the best. This explains why He allows difficult times to come into our lives. As James Merritt puts it: ‘Trials may simply be pruning shears in the hands of the divine Gardener—tools He uses to cut away dead wood, fruitless branches, and sap-sucking shoots so that we might bear more fruit.'

SoulFood: Jer 31-32, Luke 4:1-13, Ps 98, Pr 14:34