Have you ever observed what happens to a branch of a tree when someone cuts it off from the main tree? It will look healthy for a while. As time passes, you will observe that the leaves and fruit on it will fall off. The branch then becomes lifeless and dry. Do you know the reason? The branch needs the tree for nutrition. It survives and bears fruit only when it stays connected to the tree.

Jesus and His friends are like the tree and its branches. To remain a friend of Jesus, you must stay connected to Him for grace. You get this grace by asking in prayer and by reading and thinking on God's word. No one can remain a Christian without a steady connection to Jesus Christ.

Disobedience separates you from God. If sin has separated you from Christ, the True Vine, repent now and come back to Him before it is too late. Turn to Jesus in sincere repentance and make up your mind to remain faithful to Him. He is the only one Who has life and has it more abundantly.