Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
The Work Of Pruning
Text: John 15: 3
THE WORK OF PRUNING
What did Jesus mean when He spoke of pruning? The imagery used was that of a skilled vinedresser whose work was to ensure that the branches are fruitful.
“You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.”
John 15:3
1. The word “prune”
a. It is the same word as the word “to make clean”.
b. To prune is “to cleanse”.
2. “You are already clean”
a. The first work of cleansing
i. Cleansing of sin when the Disciples first came to believe in Jesus.
ii. Every believer must first be made clean by the Lord.
iii. His sins are forgiven and pardoned.
iv. The believer then stands before God the Father as a cleansed person.
b. Already clean
i. The true Disciple has been cleansed.
ii. Judas was not a true Disciple of Jesus.
iii. He was a follower.
iv. He was invited by Jesus through the friendship Jesus extended to him most graciously.
iv. He was the branch that did not bear fruit and would soon be taken away.
3. “Because of the word which I have spoken to you”
a. Jesus had taught His Disciples many vital truths.
b. Each word had the following effects, if they were true Disciples.
i. It may be a word of rebuke.
ii. It may be a word of correction.
iii. It may also be a word of edification.
c. The word of Jesus had a cleansing effect.
i. There would have been a cleansing work in the heart of the Disciple.
ii. Wrong and sinful thoughts would have been washed away.
iii. The word Jesus taught was powerful and was able to do a deep cleansing work in the heart.
经文：约翰福音 15：3
修理的工作
耶稣讲解修理的工作是带着什么含义？耶稣以一位熟练的栽培人当作比喻，他的工作是确保树枝结更多果实。
“现在你们因我讲给你们的道，已经干净了。”
《约翰福音 15：3》