In His final I AM statement, Jesus uses a familiar agricultural example, drawing on the nature and care of grapevines, to explain His purpose for His disciples. He desires that they bear fruit that glorifies God. To do so, they need to abide in Him, and to submit to God’s pruning process. While it is impossible to do this by ourselves, as we abide in Christ, our lives will not only be characterized by increasing fruitfulness, but we will also exhibit the obedience, love, and joy that give evidence to our relationship with God through the true Vine, the Person of God’s Son, Jesus.