I am a singer, songwriter, wife, mother, Jesus follower. I send out a 2-minute read every Tuesday about Jesus and life in God.
The Fruit of Connection
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Hi Friends, Last week we talked about the humility of Christ as He sowed His own life like a seed into the ground. There’s more to this story. But first, a chorus I’ve been singing from John 12: See the grain of wheat fall into the ground Jesus is clear in John 12:24, “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain”. Two paths: Fall into the ground and die, or don’t. Two outcomes: A self-preserved life will remain alone. But the life laid down will do the opposite. The life crucified with Christ will reap connection. Jesus’ life was a seed, a kernel of wheat He deliberately laid down. Down, down, down, the seed falls into the ground. No one plants a seed dreaming of its death. Seeds are sown with joy—with visions of the harvest to come. You can hear the timbre of expectation in Jesus’ own voice as He prays before the cross, “Father I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with me where I am”. Yes, the crucified life reaps connection. Jesus embraced the cross for the joy set before Him. His eyes were set on the many sons and daughters He would convey into the kingdom of light, to the glory of His Father. His life was raised up from the dead as the Firstborn, bringing a whole family into eternal life. We throw the anchor of our lives into Christ. We die with Him, we are raised with Him, and we are ushered into a family. Thank you, Jesus, for sowing the seed of Your life and bringing us into Your family. –Anna |
Anna Blanc
I am a singer, songwriter, wife, mother, Jesus follower. I send out a 2-minute read every Tuesday about Jesus and life in God.
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