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Fifth Sunday in Lent
Life through Death

John 12:20-33

Jesus Predicts His Death

²⁰Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the Feast. ²¹They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request. "Sir," they said, "we would like to see Jesus." ²²Philip went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.

²³Jesus replied, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. ²⁴I tell you the truth, 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. ²⁵The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. ²⁶Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.

²⁷"Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. ²⁸Father, glorify your name!"

Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and will glorify it again." ²⁹The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.

³⁰Jesus said, "This voice was for your benefit, not mine. ³¹Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. ³²But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself." ³³He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.

Jesus taught a principle from nature that would resonate with people regardless of whether they were from a farming community or not. The principle was about losing one’s life and in the process gaining it.

In the above passage, Jesus was predicting His own death, a death which would bring about a new life – eternal life. Most of the time, when a sacrifice is made, it is for the sake of the living. Likewise, when our Lord Jesus died on the cross as the one holy and perfect sacrifice, He meant that through His death would come life. If His love for us would bring forth fruit, He must come down to earth and die. There was no other way to save a humanity lost in sin except through death, and our Saviour willingly went to the cross for our sake. His death does not just benefit one individual, but people from every tribe, tongue and nation who would put their faith in Him. Those who follow the Saviour and desire to live for Him must, die before they can truly experience life.

The greatest evidence of being alive is fruitfulness. As Christians let us ask ourselves if we are bearing fruit – whether the fruit of worship from our lips (Heb 13:15), fruit of character (Gal 5:22,23), fruit of righteousness (Phil 1:11), fruit of good work (Col 1:10) or the fruit of winning souls for the Kingdom (Prov 11:30)?

May we be inspired by George Mueller who once said:” There was a day when I died – died to George Mueller, his opinions, preferences, tastes and will; died to the world, its approval or censure; died to the approval or blame of my brethren or friends; and since then I have studied only to show myself approved unto God”.

Commitment:
Lord, I want to die to self and live for Christ. I want to yield every area of my life to your Lordship.

Prayer:
My Saviour and Lord, help me to experience life that is truly life indeed – a life that is abundant, meaningful and fruitful. Amen.





All Lent Devotion materials are taken from 'Take Up Your Cross' - Daily Devotion for Lent 2009 by Bible Society of Singapore.

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