Concerning my coming crucifixion I told my disciples that unless a grain of wheat dies it abides alone, but if it dies it brings forth much fruit. Can you see how this worked in me? For my death brought life to the world, but I was consumed in the process. This is a universal principle of seeds that are consumed in the process of producing plants, and Paul affirmed the same principle when he said that death works in us that life might come forth in you. How do you see this principle applied in your own life? Do you have a vision for a destiny and mission of your own? Are you willing to be consumed in the process? 

Are you familiar with the principle of inertia? This is a law of physics, but the same term and concept is applied to human behavior too. Have you noticed that people become more like themselves as time goes on, whether they want to or not? Even people who have bad habits acknowledge that they are hard to get rid of. Paul said that the good that he would do he didn’t do, and saw himself as a wretched man crying out for deliverance. Have you struggled enough with your own failings that you would like to change that you see transformed lives as a miracle and evidence of my intervention?

What do you think of when you think of blessings? Do you think of money? It is reasonable for you to think of the money you have as a gift from me. My word asks: what do you have that you did not receive, and the implied answer is that everything you have is a gift from me, and this includes your money. Yet if you think that money is your only blessing, then you have settled for too little. Money is a default blessing that everyone has, in the sense that I send rain and sun on the just and on the unjust and feed the sparrows. If you want to go further I am eager to lavish the true wealth of the Kingdom of God on you. 

My word says to examine yourself when you come to the table of the Lord lest you partake in an unworthy manner. Do you view this in a negative manner, reviewing your life for faults that need to be corrected before you come? You should do this, rather like washing your hands before you eat, but you can also examine yourself with regard to the times that you felt the most joy, the strongest sense of purpose, felt closest to me. If you consider the conditions that brought about these experiences and how you may structure your life to have them more often, or for longer periods. Examination can be positive as well as negative.