John 15:5 (Amplified Bible) “I am the Vine; you are the branches, Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However apart from Me (cut off from vital union with Me) you can do nothing”

One of my dreams is to go to Israel and to see where Jesus walked, where He multiplied the loaves and fishes, and even see the valley where David killed the giant Goliath. A trip like that would be awesome. This is so interesting…have you ever noticed that the logo for the Israeli Ministry of Tourism is of two men carrying a cluster of grapes on a pole? This illustration is from Number 13:23, when the 12 spies went to the valley of Eshcol, and cut down a branch with a single cluster of grapes so large that it took two of them to carry it on a pole between them!

Do you know why the spies were sent to observe the land? It was to observe how abundant and beautiful it was. Though the people of Israel saw the grapes for themselves, they still believed the ten spies who reported, “God can’t be that good”. They wouldn’t listen to the other two spies, Joshua and Caleb’s report, “The land is good, folks, and God is THAT good”.

In John 15:5, Jesus calls Himself the Vine. Like the cluster of grapes on the pole, He was crucified between two men on a pole. He is our abundance. He gave His life so that we could live the abundant life (John 1010). Believe the report of the Lord today, the Word of God, that says, “Jesus is GOOD”. Enjoy the abundant life that He provided for you on the cross.