9月6日 神的修剪

 

9月6日

神的修剪

我是真葡萄树，我父是栽培的人。凡属我不结果子的枝子，他就剪去；凡结果子的，他就修理干净，使枝子结果子更多。

约翰福音15:1-2 

Prune 李子干，原本是一种水果，或者说，是一种水果干，实际上，它是就是李子——通过干燥、变黑和起皱而保存的李子。但是，这个词还有修剪的意思，就是剪去坏死的枝叶、不结果子的部分，甚至是健康的枝叶，因为园丁认为从长远的角度看来剪去它们会让植物长得更好。园丁会决定修剪枝干还是花蕾，以便让植物茁壮成长。葡萄树也是这样，需要精心修剪，才能结出更丰硕的果子。耶稣告诉我们，凡跟随上帝的人，也会经历修剪的过程。

上帝希望他的子民完全合祂心意。你要么拒绝被修剪、要么就让耶稣在你的生命中进行修剪，使你结出更多的果实来。耶稣就是这样用葡萄树的比喻来劝勉祂的门徒。

今日祷告：

耶稣，求你修剪我，拿去我里面不合你心意的东西，让我成为你所希望的样式。阿们。

 

September 6

Prune

I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more.

JOHN15:1–2

A prune is a fruit. Or, it was a fruit. Actually, it is (or was?) a plum—a plum which is preserved by being dried and becoming all dark and wrinkly. But to prune is also an act of cutting off parts of a plant that are dead, that aren’t producing fruit, or even healthy aspects that the gardener believes will be better for the life of the plant in the long run. A gardener decides to remove a branch or bud so that the plant can flourish in times to come. Pruning something like a grapevine requires specialized attention so that it can become more abundantly fruitful. Jesus promises that those who want to follow God will go through the pruning process too. God wants his people to become fully what he intends. You can try to be a prune and fight against getting pruned or you

can let Jesus prune away in your life so that you can produce more prunes. Or something like that. Jesus said it so much better when he was talking to his disciples.

Pray  for the Day:

Jesus, remove those things from my life that keep me from becoming all you created me to be, and from doing all you created me to do. Amen.