The Efficiency of the Trellis
In a vineyard, a trellis is essential to lift the vine off the earth to maximize exposure to sunlight. There are thousands of different types of trellis. The trellis is a good analogy for the same need for order and structure in a local church. The vine branches represent the fluid organic life of relationships in Christ, the trellis the hard edge of inflexible order. The sap of the vine represents the agape flowing in the veins of the branches of the vine. And the grapes, the bounty from the trellis and vine working together.
The Fruitfulness of the creeping Vine
Most all creepers or ramblers, such as jasmine, vines or roses are vigorous growers. Why? They do not have to use their precious energy to form a trunk. Trunk development in trees take huge resources. Creepers, such as vines, circumvent the trunk and are basically an assortment of rambling branches. This has huge benefits, if it has something to grow on. Trellis please enter. Trellises acts as artificial trunks. A vine that finds a good trellis can spend all its energy on growing and not on trunk formation.
This principle is true for the life in Christ. Christ becomes are trunk, our trellis, enabling us to vigorously grow. The cross kills the ego, the poison of any vine.
“do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.” Rom 11:18
The root support the trunk and the trunk supports the branches. Good trellises aid good growth!
