0171 A Grain of Wheat

A Grain of Wheat

You can sacrifice without love but you can’t love without sacrifice (1 Cor.13)

There is no selfishness in love and there is no love in selfishness

Selfishness belittles you while selflessness exalts you

To desire greatness is not forbitted by Jesus (Mt.20:26-27)

You can’t become rich without enriching others

John 12:24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much fruit”

A grain of wheat is small in size

Salt is small in size as well

A grain of wheat is ineffective

A grain of wheat is useless when compared to an apple or an apple tree

A grain of wheat falls

Not every falling is failing

Righteous man falls seven times Prov.24:16

Joseph fell into the pit – thrown by brothers

David fell into wilderness – thrown out by king

Job fell into devastation – thrown by an enemy

Daniel fell into den of lions – thrown by wicked people

Three Hebrew boys fell into the furnace of fire – thrown by idolatrous king

Jesus fell into hands of sinners – thrown by an invisible hand

Falling happens fast

Falling is never up but always down (Jesus, David and Joseph one day were up)

In order for a grain to fall it needs to be thrown

Don’t put period where God put comma

When you down to nothing God is up too something

A grain of wheat falls into the ground

Ground stinks

Ground is a place of being under mans foot

A grain is not buried but planted

A grain of wheat is in dirt

A grain is surrounded by dirt

A grain is pressured by dirt

A grain of wheat is in dark

A grain is alone

A grain is without light, understanding of what is happening

A grain is surrounded by powers of darkness while others enjoy the light

A grain of wheat is under ground

Before they were singing songs about you now they don’t know you

Deeds unnoticed by others

Death yields fruitfulness

Unless you die you will remain alone

Stalk/branches/stem comes out of now where (Mark 4:28; 31-32)

The price was paid for you already. You can continue to live in sin or life free and serve your redeemer