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“Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds” (John 12:24, NIV).
As I walked through the cornfield maze, surrounded by stalks taller than my 6-foot-2 husband, many parables filled my mind: the wheat and the weeds, a grain of mustard seed, the Prodigal Son, and the Good Samaritan. But I couldn’t move on from Jesus’ words in John 12:24:
“Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds” (NIV).
Something about that verse replayed over and over again in my mind. As I reached out to touch a stalk, pieces of grain crumbled from my fingertips onto the ground. I looked at the fallen wheat and cornstalks. I heard the noise of tractors across the field plowing the harvest. And I wondered: Is this what it’s like when death brings life?
It sounds crazy, doesn’t it? That by death, something beautiful could come forth? But Jesus Christ gave us the ultimate example. Without His death and resurrection, none of us could live. Yes, we could technically live this human life, but eternity would be far from our grasp. Not only far, but impossible to achieve on our own. This is why I believe Jesus uses nature and farming to illustrate this lesson.
Just as a grain of wheat that dies bears much fruit, Jesus’ death gave all of us life. Why? Because we were sinners, dead to sin. Without His death, His penalty for our sins, we would still be guilty. Not only that, but we wouldn’t have good news to share.