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RADICAL LOVE
The death of Jesus was followed by His resurrection, which led to the
birth of the Ecclesia of God. When we surrender to the work of the
cross in our own lives, we also step into a life of fruitfulness—with
Jesus’ resurrection life flowing from within us into a broken world.
Notice how, in this verse, it says that the season for singing and pruning
the vines has arrived. This is an indication of her now entering a new
level of maturity, because pruning is painful, yet singing is joyful. How
can this be? How can we sing when going through the difficult process
of God cutting away from us those things that hinder the flow of the
Holy Spirit and cloud the view of Him being seen in our lives?
I believe the answer to this paradoxical question can be found in John
15. In verse 2 of this chapter in the New International Version (NIV),
it says that “…while every branch that bears fruit he prunes, so that it
becomes even more fruitful.” To become more fruitful is to become
more Christlike.
My Bible notes had this to say on the subject:
“The fruit that the heavenly Gardener looks for is Christ-likeness. To
be productive, a branch must submit to pruning—that is, to the
beneficent discipline of the Father—and must maintain an abiding
union with the Vine.”
People of God, we can therefore sing because:
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