Though followers of Yeshua can regard the traditional blessing as prophetic of the resurrection of the Messiah as our first fruits, we must remember that he told his disciples: "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.... I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing" (John 15:1,5).
In light of this great metaphor Yeshua used to describe our relationship with him, perhaps a better blessing is to praise Yeshua as our "true vine."
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