Evening Devotional

Hear this evening's devotional [Prepared by Jonathan Bagster (1813-1872)]

01.24 Evening:

The choice vine.

My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: and he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, . . . and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.―Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, . . . envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: . . . But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. . . . Abide in me, and I in you. . . . Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

Ge 49:11 Isa 5:1,2 Jer 2:21 Ga 5:19,21-23 Joh 15:1,2,4,8


Here it is again with the full verses and references

01.24 Evening:

(Genesis 49:11)Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:

(Isaiah 5:1,2)Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: and he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.--(Jeremiah 2:21)Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me?

(Galatians 5:19)Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, . . .(Galatians 5:21-23)envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

(John 15:1,2)I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. . . .(John 15:4)Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. . . .(John 15:8)Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

Ge 49:11 Isa 5:1,2 Jer 2:21 Ga 5:19,21-23 Joh 15:1,2,4,8



Philippians 1:9-11
And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; that ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the Day of Christ; being filled with the Fruits of Righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.



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Romans 16:27 To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.
I Peter 5:11 To Him be Glory and Dominion for ever and ever. Amen.