And Jesus answered them, saying, "The hour has come for the Son of
Man to be glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a
grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies,
it bears much fruit. 25 He who loves his life loses it, and he
who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal. 26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me;
and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father
will honor him.
Easter is two weeks away. The Bible paints beautiful pictures of the
life of our Savior, the son of God, and it also vividly portrays the pain and
agony of Jesus’ death.
Before the cross Jesus spoke to those
closest to Him and to others about God’s plan for His life. It was clear and rarely understood that He
would have to die. The disciples didn’t
want to hear such awful things. People
from far and near came to see Jesus, to hear His words and to see the miracles
that seemed to follow Him.
The verses above were ones that grabbed
my attention several years ago. The
imagery of the “grain of wheat” made me dig deeper to understand what Jesus was
saying and the power that God intended to exert through the death of His son.
There had to be a sacrifice for
sin. That was Jesus. His death was not only to cover and remove
sin but to bring fruit that was not going to be seen for years or even
centuries. Living a life of
significances is often a life given for others.
That is how our Savior lived and how He died.
Unless He died we would have no
life. Unless we live for Christ we miss
the plan and purpose God has for us.
Easter is meant as time of
celebration. It is also a time of
reflection. Are we living in such a way
of losing our lives for what really matters?
May our lives, like Jesus’ life, count
for more than we could ever imagine!
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