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‘If a single grain dies, it bears much fruit.’ John 12:24 (NRSV)
A single grain of wheat will only ever be just that unless it is buried deep into the soil. Here a mystery unfolds. Lying in the rich humus, the grain will die and then over time miraculously sprout becoming a plant that is laden with much fruit. Jesus likened this wheat grain to himself in regards to his death and resurrection.
However, this parable concerns all believers also. Our Christian lives will not be anything significant until we are prepared to die to our selfish ways. The Christian life is not intended to be a life of selfish indulgence, but a dynamic pilgrimage of self-giving.
The fertile soil of surrender is the ground in which fruitful works sprout. Christ’s life was rich with works that reeked of his selfless nature. His was a truly fruitful life. He was the single grain that bore plentiful fruit which nourished others over and over again.
What holds us back from this type of dying? Consider the fruitful possibilities we are robbing ourselves, others and God of when we fail to die to self. No death means no life.
‘Father forgive me for selfish ways. Thank you for the excellent example of Jesus. Show me where I am absorbed in my own life draining behaviours. Help me to die to myself, so that others may live. Amen.'
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