In today’s lesson, Jesus declared that surely His time to be glorified had come. However, He knew it would not come on a platter of gold but rather through death and the shedding of is blood.
This was what He explained using a parable that unless a corn of wheat fell to the ground and died, it would not yield more fruits. He was therefore preparing to pay the price to fulfil the purpose of God for this world. He proved to the world that He never loved His life more than His Father’s will. Earlier, He had taught that whoever loves his life will lose it and whoever hates it will gain it.
Gold will never show it brightness, beauty or attractiveness in its natural form unless it passed through a furnace of fire.
In the fire, it is purified and becomes attractive to men. For you to be fulfilled in life, you must pay a price and your life is the highest price to pay to gain eternal life. If you give yourself pleasure and every worldly satisfaction, you will certainly lose God’s grace and eternity. Don’t forget, Christ gave all, you must be ready to give your all to Him to live with Him forever.