Planted by the Rivers of Water

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IN the park of Hampton Court castle in England, is found the largest grape vine in Europe. and it was planted in 1769. It fills a large hot house. In 1800 it bore two thousand bunches of grapes. At the present time the trunk measures one yard in circumference, and the largest branch is forty-three yards long. It bears annually, from 2300 to 2500 bunches of grapes, weighing on an average of one pound each.
For a long time, many sought for a reason for this extraordinary growth and fruitfulness. Some attributed it to the favorable exposure! others to the peculiarities of the soil, and the care given to the plant, but no one was quite satisfied with these explanations. Finally the true cause of the phenomena was discovered. It was found that the roots of the vine had penetrated one hundred feet deep into the soil, and were level with the Thames River, constantly dipping into the damp soil. Such is the secret of that wonder.
So must the child of God drink incessantly at the source of living water of the Word, live in constant contact with it. if he would bear fruit unto God.
“Herein is My Father glorified,” said the Lord Jesus, “that ye hear much fruit.” John 15:88Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. (John 15:8).
“I AM THE VINE, YE ARE THE BRANCHES. HE THAT ABIDETH IN ME, AND I IN HIM, THE SAME BRINGETH FORTH MUCH FRUIT: FOR WITHOUT ME YE CAN DO NOTHING.” JOHN 15:55I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. (John 15:5).
ML 08/06/1922