The Life of Eternal Destiny. John 12:24-26Chapter 12 begins with a party and then moves into a parade as Jesus... the Lamb of God... rides into Jerusalem for the Passover Celebration. But He not only arrived in Jerusalem to celebrate Passover... He arrived as God's Passover lamb! Not for a celebration... but a crucifixion. Jesus wants our attention here, indicated by the words "Verily, Verily" which mean "Truly, Truly." Fruitfulness in your life is the result of fulfilling the purpose for which you were created. For a seed to become fruitful, it must be planted and die. If the seed doesn't die, it abides alone and is wasted. When we are unwilling to be planted by the Lord and fulfill His purpose for our lives, we waste our lives away. We float like seeds. We may also feel empty and lonely.Christians are like seeds. They are small and insignificant, but have life within them, the Holy Spirit. The abundant life that the Lord has for us will not be fulfilled unless we surrender to the Lord and are yielded to Him. When a man dies to self, and buries his personal ambitions and aims, God can begin to use him for His glory as he endeavors to serve the Lord.In order to produce a harvest... the farmer has to plant a seed. And once that seed is planted... it dies. But through the seed's death... comes life! If a farmer never sacrificed the seed in the ground... if he never buried the seed and let it die... he would never have a harvest! The seed must first die before it can produce a harvest... so the Son of God had to first die and be buried to be raised from the dead in order to produce a harvest of souls!His death took our death! He became sin so that we might be saved!
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Coming from Arab, Alabama, and growing up in Tampa, Fla. I moved with my family to Georgia in 1969. I was saved by God’s marvelous Grace in September 1972 at Blue Springs Baptist Church located down the road from North Cobb High School in Acworth, Ga. Called to preach at 16...
