Single or Multiplied

Scripture: John 12; 24

‘I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.’

Observation:

Jesus is explaining to his disciples the greater purpose in his impending death. He wants to help them see that it is an actual time for his glorification. Rather than it being an ending or separation from a human perspective, it was in fact going to do something very powerful beyond the singleness of its action and have a multiplication and dynamic beyond it. The example in the law of nature is then such a powerful example of a spiritual law. The simplicity of a single kernel of wheat in its existence is insignificant, however when it goes into the ground there is a significance of multiplication that impacts far beyond itself.

Application:

Here is the spiritual law and reality that releases my life into its destiny and purpose. I can live my life as a single wheat kernel where I am totally focused on myself, my own comfort and my own purposes. With such an emphasis I will never fulfill the law of the spirit or fulfill the purposes that God has prepared for me that are intended to have both present and eternal significance. The realty of this truth says to me that as I allow the dying process to be activated in my life then something powerful gets released and multiplies beyond me. This helps me to understand that my personal salvation experience was always meant to be more than just for me. It has a flow through me impact that can be multiplied in a much more powerful expression beyond me.

Prayer:

Lord I ask for the same powerful revelation you had of your death to be evident in the way I live. I thank you for the simplicity of the example of the kernel of wheat that demonstrates so powerfully your purpose for my life. Forgive me when I allow the selfishness and single focus to overshadow the greater purpose of that which can be released through and beyond me.

Ken Hooper