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God Prunes Us to Bear More Fruit ㅡ

 “And every branch that beareth fruit, He purgeth [pruneth] it, that it may bring forth more fruit.” (John 15:2)

From the chosen twelve who had followed Jesus, one as a withered branch was about to be taken away; the rest were to pass under the pruning knife of bitter trial.

Jesus with solemn tenderness explained the purpose of the husbandman.

The pruning will cause pain, but it is the Father who applies the knife.

He works with no wanton hand or indifferent heart.

There are branches trailing upon the ground; these must be cut loose from the earthly supports to which their tendrils are fastening.

They are to reach heavenward, and find their support in God.

The excessive foliage that draws away the life current from the fruit must be pruned off.

The overgrowth must be cut out, to give room for the healing beams of the Sun of Righteousness.

The husbandman prunes away the harmful growth, that the fruit may be richer and more abundant.

 (The Desire of Ages 676)

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