April 16
“Unless a grain of wheat falls
into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if
it dies, it produces much grain.”
JOHN 12:24
into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if
it dies, it produces much grain.”
JOHN 12:24
Everything accomplished by way of the Cross brings the fullness of Christ and His Irresistible Kingdom into the heart of every person who believes that He “has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ” (Ephesians 1:3). This great Gift of Christ has been deposited into the depth of the disciple the same way as a precious seed is buried into the soil. Contained within that seed is a bountiful harvest of rich fruit. But one does not plant a seed on Sunday morning and expect to find fruit on Monday.
The seed must surrender itself to the process of growth before it can mature into something that bears fruit. This amounts to a death, burial, and resurrection.
Source: “The Irresistible Kingdom” by Chip Brogden
