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The Death Which Brings Life - All The LORD is near Daily Devotionals for 2024

The Death Which Brings Life details logo    The LORD is near - Friday, January 8, 2022
  by Jacob Redekop, Brian Reynolds, John van Dijk, Eugene P. Vedder Jr
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The Death Which Brings Life

Except the grain of wheat falling into the ground die, it abides alone; but if it die, it bears much fruit.
John 12:24

The Death Which Brings Life
These words of our Lord seem a strange answer to give to some people who simply wanted to see Him. And yet, as He continued speaking, an amazing message began to emerge—one that has rung down through the ages with one unchanging tone. It is this: All that is for God results from death. The Lord was that grain of wheat who fell into the ground and died that He might not abide alone. His finished work at Calvary's cross produced an abundant eternal harvest. He is bringing many sons to glory who shall be eternally conformed to His image, just as the grains of wheat on a stalk resemble the seed that "died" to produce them.

But more, these "grains of wheat" that result from the death of Christ must likewise fall into the ground and die if they would bear fruit for God. Having learned that Christ died for them, they must further learn that they have died with Him, and have risen with Him to walk in newness of life. Then they shall begin to experience what it means to keep their lives by hating them.

Perhaps a little story will help. Many years ago a party of British sailors landed on a frozen northerly island and accidentally set it on fire. Its stunted scrub brush quickly went up in flames. It seemed a shame that the island should lose what little vegetation it had. But that isn't the end of the story. Years later the island was found to be covered with beautiful silver birches. Their seeds had sprouted through the warmth of the fire. The death of the old made possible the growth and display of the new. So when we allow our scrubby natural life to go up in smoke, fruit springing out of death shall be seen in our lives. What a worthwhile exchange!

Grant W. Steidl





 

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