Jesus - the vine. Us - the branches...

John 15
5“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.



Here is the Greek dictionary's information about the vine:
STRONGS NT 288: ἄμπελος - http://biblehub.com/greek/288.htm
ἄμπελος, , ἡ (from Homer down), a vine: Matthew 26:29; Mark 14:25;Luke 22:18; James 3:12. In John 15:1, 4f Christ calls himself a vine, because, as the vine imparts to its branches sap and productiveness, so Christ infuses into his followers his own divine strength and life.ἄμπελος τῆς γῆς in Revelation 14:18 (Rec.st omits τῆςἀμπέλου.), John 15:19, signifies the enemies of Christ, who, ripe for destruction, are likened to clusters of grapes, to be cut off, thrown into the winepress, and trodden there.

Here is the Greek dictionary's information on the branch:
STRONGS NT 2814: κλῆμα - http://biblehub.com/greek/2814.
κλῆμα, κληματος, τό (from κλάω, which see), equivalent toκλάδος, a tender and flexible branch; specifically, the shoot or branch of a vine, a vine-sprout: John 15:2-6 (so Aristophanes eccles. 1031; Aeschines in Ctesias (), p. 77, 2; Theophrastus, h. pl. 4, 13, 5;ἀμπέλου κλῆμα, Plato, rep. i., p. 353 a.; the Sept., Ezekiel 15:2;Ezekiel 17:6; Joel 1:7).


Vines tend to go all over the place. They cover everything. It is difficult to unwrap them from where they have grown.  This passage indicates that we are branches--maybe the leaves off the branches? Either way, we are attached to the vine. We grow spiritually if we don't detach ourselves from the vine. We wither if detached. If we are torn, the vine wraps itself around us, caring for us, ensuring we will endure.

In this passage, Jesus is the vine. He chose us, he wraps himself around us. We don't have to do anything. He wraps Himself around us willingly. He protects us. He feeds our souls. We will bear fruit if we focus on Him and not on ourselves. He has taken care of everything already. Apart from Him we will wither and die.

Father, thank you for taking care of my every need before I even know it! In Jesus name I pray. Amen.