Today’s New Covenant nugget is from John 15:1-8 (TPT)
1-2 “I am a true sprouting vine, and the farmer Who tends the vine is My Father. He cares for the branches connected to Me by ‘lifting and propping up the fruitless branches’ (Greek – aíro – ‘He picks up’ not takes away – to raise, elevate, lift up –to take away from the ground) and pruning (cleansing) every fruitful branch to yield a greater harvest.
3-5 The words I have spoken over you have already ‘cleansed’ (or pruned) you. (The Word prunes us and removes every dead thing from our lives) So you must remain in life-union with me, for I remain in life-union with you. For as a branch severed from the vine will not bear fruit, so your life will be fruitless unless you live your life intimately joined to mine. “I am the sprouting vine and you’re my branches. As you live in union with me as your source, fruitfulness will stream from within you — but when you live separated from me you are powerless.
6-8 If a person is separated from me, he is discarded; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire to be burned. But if you live in life-union with Me and if My Words live powerfully within you — then you can ‘ask’ (aitéo – require, or command by decree) whatever you desire (thélo – to be resolved with determined purpose) ‘and it will be done.’ (‘Gínomai’ – it shall be made – it shall come into existence – a miracle will be performed) When your lives bear abundant fruit, you demonstrate that you are my mature disciples who glorify my Father! (By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit)
