“I must fall and die like a kernel of wheat that falls into the furrows of the earth. Unless I die I will be alone—a single seed. But my death will produce many new wheat kernels—a plentiful harvest of new lives. If you love your life down here—you will lose it. If you despise your life down here—you will exchange it for eternal glory.” (John 12:24-25 TLB)
The Holy Spirit of God, teaches how to die to the seed of self and the flesh on a daily basis. It is handing all of the control of our life’s over to God in the name of Jesus. Through prayer and through the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit of God; He enables and empowers us to do this. We must be committed to living our lives for Jesus Christ that we should “care nothing” for our lives by comparison. This does not mean that we long to die or that we are careless or destructive with the life God has given, but that we are willing to die if doing so will glorify Christ. We must disown the tyrannical rule of our own self-centredness. By laying aside, our striving for advantage, security, and pleasure, we can serve God lovingly and freely. Releasing control of our lives and transferring control to Christ bring eternal life and genuine joy.
Prayer
O my precious God, thank You for Your precious teachings. I lay aside everything in my life that stands in the way of Your will being done on earth as it is in heaven. I commit my life to living it for Jesus Christ. I disown the tyrannical rule of my own self-centredness in the name of Jesus and will walk in the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit of God, and do things in His will and His ways Amen.
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