[Rev. Johnson Unnithan]
John 12:24-26
Agrarian parable is one of the many used by Jesus. He used this to connect to the common man. In these parables, there is a lot of emphasis on fruit.
The loss of identity of a grain of wheat is necessary to product more wheat.
Matthew 13:31-32
The kingdom of God compared to the mustard seed. It grows into a tree that grows and provides shelter to birds. Though useful to birds, this is of no use to the person who plants it. This is called the “Economy of the Kingdom”. In all that we do, we expect good results out of it and results that favor us. In God’s Kingdom, the result is in favor of everyone, and not just the person who does the deed. Like, Jesus gave himself to get us our salvation.
What use has it been to Jesus by us being Christians? We tend to pray and love God for our own selfish reasons. We need to give ourselves completely to God. John the Baptist says about Jesus, “I should go down and He should rise”. Are we ready to let go a little in our lives and use that for God’s glory? Things like time, money and words.
John 12:24-26
Agrarian parable is one of the many used by Jesus. He used this to connect to the common man. In these parables, there is a lot of emphasis on fruit.
The loss of identity of a grain of wheat is necessary to product more wheat.
Matthew 13:31-32
The kingdom of God compared to the mustard seed. It grows into a tree that grows and provides shelter to birds. Though useful to birds, this is of no use to the person who plants it. This is called the “Economy of the Kingdom”. In all that we do, we expect good results out of it and results that favor us. In God’s Kingdom, the result is in favor of everyone, and not just the person who does the deed. Like, Jesus gave himself to get us our salvation.
What use has it been to Jesus by us being Christians? We tend to pray and love God for our own selfish reasons. We need to give ourselves completely to God. John the Baptist says about Jesus, “I should go down and He should rise”. Are we ready to let go a little in our lives and use that for God’s glory? Things like time, money and words.
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