Die to bear much fruit (John12:24)

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Die to bear much fruit

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit."  John12:24

It is not that we have chosen God but God have chosen us and put us in the garden of His church so that we to bring forth fruit and also our fruit to abide in eternity (John 15:16). God who is having fan in His hand will gather the wheat into the garner (Matthew 3:12). Therefore before we die our life must be like the shock of full corn in the ear instead it should not be the shock of hay without grains (Job 5:26). Since our God have chosen us to be fruitful, in order that we must be fruitful the scripture says our God help us in giving all that we need. A man who cast seed into the ground and the earth bring forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear (Mark 4:26-28). We could see that the earth help the seed in three ways so that it bring forth fruit. As such our God help us in various ways so that it happen for us to bring forth fruit an hundredfold (Luke 8:8).

Firstly, that seed become the blade. Our life may chance of the grain of wheat or some other grain and our God giveth a spiritual body as He pleased (1 Corinthians 15:37). Otherwise in order to become fruitful He gives us a spiritual life. In this worldly life it is necessary for us to do the will of God so that we enter into the kingdom of God (Matthew 7:21). Like our Jesus when we come to the spiritual world in order we to live a life according to God's will, our God gives a body, a spiritual life as He pleased (Hebrews 10:5-7). In the spiritual realm according to the position for the ministers and to the apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers (Ephesians 4:11) He give needed experiences, blessings, convenient facilities to live accordingly which God ordained them. But if for the believers a body accordingly or God gives us an experience of state of being good ground bringing fruit an hundredfold. Sometimes it might be defferent types of gifts or administrations or operations (1 Corinthians 12:4-6). Not only that when it is said to every seed his own body is given even so to wheat, barley a body is given accordingly (1 Corinthians 15:38). It is like each receives talent according to their ability (Matthew 25:15) our God gives life to each one according to their level of standard. But in truth our God desires an hundredfold fruit in each and everyone. As the one who received five gained other five as well two who received gained other two even so if it is wheat or barley having body accordingly our God desires only an hundredfold fruit (Luke 8:8). Therefore in the spiritual life our God gave a body according to His will and to our ability, let it happen for us that we may live zealously in our bodies.

Secondly the blade happen to become the ear. If we become fruitless in our spiritual life then we'll be cut and cast in the eternal hell of fire in order to be destroyed (Matthew 21:19, Luke 13:7-9, John 15:2). Therefore our God the husbandman does two things so that we might bring forth fruit. First dig about it (Luke 13:8). Our God deliver us from hard circumstances of our life. Our God will give an heart of flesh by taking away the stony heart (Ezekiel 11:19). Gather out stones and make good ground (Isaiah 5:2). Delivered from all evil characters to be partakers of divine natures (2 Peter 1:4) so that they will become those having an honest and good heart thereby bring forth fruit (Luke 8:15). Secondly dung it (Luke 13:8). God by His divine power hath given unto us all things pertain unto life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3). Pertaining unto life means to eat and to drink or all our physical needs of our life (Matthew 6:25). Pertaining unto godliness means all the spiritual blessings in heavenly places for our spiritual life (Ephesians 1:3). Moreover another important matter is that we are God's husbandry therefore our God gave all that we need and makes us to increase (1 Corinthians 3:6-9). We grow from God (Ephesians 4:16). In another way from Christ the Head through ministers the joints and bands having nourishment so that increaseth in divinity (Colossians 2:19). So that we grew in favour both with the Lord and with men (1 Samuel 2:26). Servants of God bring us up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord so that it happen for us to come unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ and grow up into Him in all things, which is the head even Christ (Ephesians 6:4; 4:12-15).

Thirdly we the ear which is grown become full corn in the ear. Our God the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit from us and work for the early and the latter rain (James 5:7). Our God gives us in right measure and at right time the former and the latter rain as much we need (Joel 2:23). His doctrines and His speech which is the rain He give to every tree according to its level. As the small rain upon the tender herb as the showers upon the grass and as the rain and dew His doctrine and speech He give (Deuteronomy 32:2). To those who are spiritually babe's, milk the first principles of the oracles of God is given. Later who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil given strong meat (Hebrews 5:12-14) which is the exhortations from sound doctrines (Titus 1:9). As such by receiving doctrines and exhortations which is needed for our spiritual life we are becoming perfect in Christ (Colossians 1:28). Otherwise becoming full corn in the ear. For our beloved Jesus let us have all manner of pleasant fruits in our life (Song of songs 7:13).

When we pay attention to the words of Jesus only if the corn of wheat fall into the ground and die can it is possible to bring such a much fruit. If it not die, it abideth alone (John12:24). If we be dead with Jesus, we shall also live with Him or spring forth (2 Timothy 2:10). To be joined with Christ at baptism we die, buried and raised up to walk in the newness of life thereby we are changed to live with Jesus (Romans 6:3-5). When we consider about other experiences of dying firstly, in our spiritual life we are dead therefore it happen for us to live in the state of being our life is hid with Christ in God. So that it is possible for us to seek things which are above, not on things on the earth but setting affection only on the things above (Colossians 3:1-3). Secondly it awakens us since Jesus died for all, we are all dead henceforth we live not unto ourselves but live unto Jesus. Therefore let us not live by flesh so that know we no man after the flesh and it happen for us to live spiritually (2 Corinthians 5:15-16). In further thirdly the most importantly we become dead to the law by the body of Christ to bring forth fruit (Romans 7:4). When we say law it makes us not to serve God in the newness of Spirit by bringing us into captivity with the  nature of sin, world and the flesh with the affections and lusts in the old man which did work in our members by the oldness of the letter. We ought to die to it completely. Being dead to sin not to live any longer therein (Romans 6:2), henceforth not to serve sin in order that the body of sin might be destroyed therefore we have to crucified with Christ and be die (Romans 6:6-7). Since we should not live after the flesh, the works of the flesh (Romans 8:12,13) which is working as such in the members upon the earth should be mortified (Colossians 3:5). For that to be as Christ's we ought to crucify the flesh with the affections and lusts (Galatians 5:24). In order that we to be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world (Colossians 2:20) we have to be dead and crucified unto the world and the world unto us (Galatians 6:14). In short  to be dead to the law and to live unto God to bring forth fruit  (Romans 7:4) being crucified with Christ (Galatians 2:19-20) and to die on the cross (Philippians 2:8). Nevertheless not we that live but Christ liveth in us so that we bring forth fruit by Christ unto God. When we become precious pleasant fruits our God gather us unto Himself so that we will be with our Lord forever and ever. Let our Lord God help us to prepare us for these pleasant fruits.