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“Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit” (John 12:24).
Whenever we want to grow something, we must plant a seed. But in order to grow a plant, that seed must die in the ground. Then the plant grows, and we get much more than the one seed we planted.
Right now in the area where we live, the corn is ripe and many of us are enjoying it. Most types of corn have only one or two ears of corn on a stalk, although some hybrid varieties may have more. But have you ever counted the number of kernels in an ear of corn? One ear of corn can have 600-800 kernels in it. All this just from one kernel of corn planted in the ground!
The Lord Jesus compared Himself to a corn (we would say a grain) of wheat. He had to die, but from His death much fruit came—much more than the 600-800 kernels in an ear of corn. Every true believer is fruit from the death of the Lord Jesus. However, there is one big difference between the grain of wheat that dies, and the Lord Jesus. We will look at that difference tomorrow.
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