“I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.”

John 12:24
From a post-modern view of the world, God’s kingdom looks upside down. Our culture is always seeking ways for us to cheat death, to avoid dying at all costs, and to “live it up” because we only go around once. Jesus teaches a different way for us to truly have life.

When we become followers of Jesus, we die to our sin and are raised in newness of life with Christ. We can choose to follow Paul’s example to “die daily” (1 Corinthians 15:31) and crucify our flesh. With this spiritual death comes new life so that it is Christ who lives in us (Galatians 2:20). In fact, this is the only way to be fruitful in the kingdom of God.

This reality is made possible through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Because He paid the price for our sin at the cross, we really do have the gift of eternal life! Because our salvation is not of the world, the world cannot take it away from us. As Christians we live with enduring, undying joy that cannot be moved with the ebbs and flows of the culture or by the changing of our circumstances.



Scripture Focus

John 12:24-35; Galatians 2:19-20

Insight

Praise God for this life that is now yours in Christ! Ask Him to help you, by the Holy Spirit, die to yourself daily.

Bible In A Year

  • 2 Chronicles 19-20
  • Psalm 17
  • Matthew 24

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