Our Scripture reading today is John 15:2, "Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit."
It amazes me how God brings verses to our attention on consecutive days. I just mentioned this verse in discipleship yesterday and had not referred to it in quite some time. The way we get to the level of more fruit is to go through a time of pruning. God cuts away at areas of our life that need to be removed. Once removed, we are capable of bringing forth a greater abundance of fruit for His glory. “Dead wood is worse than fruitlessness, for dead wood can harbor disease and decay…God removes the dead wood from his church and disciplines the life of the believer so that it is directed into fruitful activity.” (Tenney)