The Pruning That Heals

karenjuly1965
Jul 28
2 min read

🌿 Devotion Title: The Pruning That Heals

**“The Gardener doesn’t prune to punish—He prunes to grow us deeper. Trust the One who purges with purpose.”**

📖 John 15:2 (KJV)

“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.”

✨ Devotion

There is a kind of pain that doesn’t come to harm you—it comes to heal you.

In John 15:2, Jesus tells us that the Father, the Master Gardener, removes what hinders fruitfulness. But He also prunes what is bearing fruit—so it can bear even more.

This pruning isn’t punishment. It’s proof you belong to Him.

Sometimes it feels like something dear is being cut back.

Other times, it’s a thought, a pattern, a weight, or even a relationship that must be released. But the Gardener knows what He's doing.

I used to think God was disappointed in me when life got uncomfortable. But now I see that pruning is part of His love.

He doesn’t remove to destroy. He removes to make room for more.

And more doesn’t always mean more doing—sometimes it means more depth, more peace, more trust, more of Jesus being formed in me.

Letting Him prune me is a surrender that produces beauty I couldn’t grow on my own.

🌱 Reflection

What is God asking to prune in your life—not to hurt you, but to heal and grow you?
Can you trust His hand even when you don’t understand His scissors?
Are you willing to let go of what’s already producing, so He can produce more?