Genesis 49:22-24 AMP states 22 “Joseph is a fruitful bough (a main branch of the vine),
A fruitful bough by a spring (a well, a fountain); Its branches run over the wall [influencing others].
23 “The [skilled] archers have bitterly attacked and provoked him;
They have shot [at him] and harassed him.
24 “But his bow remained firm and steady [in the Strength that does not fail],
For his arms were made strong and agile
By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (By the name of the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel)”
With all that Joseph endured, he was a fruitful bough. In life, boughs tend to break under the weight of the amount of fruit produced. Without proper positioning and pruning, vital fruit can be lost and the tree can be severely damaged causing it to not prosper as it should. Even in Joseph’s suffering, he produced much fruit for he was divinely positioned from birth and chose to remain in his position. Joseph was pulling from Jesus his Source of strength.
John 15:1-5 AMP: 15 “ I am the true Vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that continues to bear fruit, He [repeatedly] prunes, so that it will bear more fruit [even richer and finer fruit]. 3 You are already clean because of the word which I have given you [the teachings which I have discussed with you]. 4 Remain in Me, and I [will remain] in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself without remaining in the vine, neither can you [bear fruit, producing evidence of your faith] unless you remain in Me. 5 I am the Vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him bears much fruit, for [otherwise] apart from Me [that is, cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.
Stay close to the Father for His instruction and protection.
Let Him properly position and prune you so that the vital fruit you bear is not lost or severely damaged during this time.
There’s resilience in a bough that bears much fruit.
May you be a resilient, fruitful bough during this time.
