Believers can NEVER boast in themselves about ANYTHING spiritual, because God and God alone is the source of it ALL. Believers like to think that the blessings, gifts, and spiritual fruit is something they have earned, or deserved, or somehow become worthy of, but they haven’t and didn’t. These blessings, gifts, and spiritual fruit comes from trusting in, depending upon, and cooperating with God, the indwelling Holy Spirit. The indwelling Holy Spirit works “IN” and “THROUGH” believers to DISPLAY his powers. Even Jesus said it was the Father, that dwelleth “IN” him that did the works. The bible distinctly says believers are merely the branches and NOT the vine.
Genre: RELIGION / GeneralI DON'T KNOW
In the 21st century, a husbandman or farmer who takes care of crops prepares the fields for planting seeds and checks to ensure it is the right season to plant.
They make sure the crops are cared for properly, so they keep abreast of weather conditions in case the crops need special care or protection. They check to make sure they are planting in the proper soil. They keep the fields watered, fertilized, purged, free of animals or pests, and free of competing weeds.
They also make sure the crops are harvested at the right time and try to prevent weather or climate from ruining the crop.
The husbandman shoulders the whole responsibility of managing the planting, cultivating, tending, purging, and harvesting of the crops from start to finish.
The husbandman may hire helpers, but he is ultimately responsible for the success of every individual crop. Under, the husbandman’s instructions, the helpers may water the fields, help with planting, fertilizing, cultivating, and/or the harvesting of the crop.
But, the good husbandman will work WITH his helpers to care for his “own” crops. He will work alongside his workers to plant the crops, cultivate them, purge them, and harvest them.
A good husbandman also EXPECTS his crop to produce its FRUIT, especially when the husbandman KNOWS what he has invested within the crop.
Jesus said: “... I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman...” (JOHN 15:1 KJV). God is called the husbandman and Jesus calls, himself, the vine.
