In John 15:1-4 Jesus makes several short yet poignant statements through which he presents himself not just as an option, but as a necessity, “I am the true vine.” It’s not simply that we need Jesus or that we have lack in ourselves.It’s that Jesus is everything of value. He’s everything that is good or holy, everything that is beautiful and pure, everything that we were created and everything that was created in us is found in him. The announcement that he is the vine means that he lacks nothing because he is in and of himself everything.
“The True Vine” John 15:1-4
