BROKENNESS - Part III

"Truly, truly, I say to you,

unless a grain of wheat falls into
the earth and dies, it remains alone;

but if it dies, it bears much fruit.”
John 12:24
The New American Standard

The process of germination is the resumption of the embryo plant inside the seed coat, or outer covering of the seed. In order for the root and shoot of the plant to come forth, the seed coat must be broken. The breaking of the outer coat allows the recommencement of the growth of the seed.
After Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden, he died spiritually and became enveloped, ruled and governed by his soulish nature. Although Adam died, God’s original plan did not. He already had a plan to redeem and conform man into His image and likeness. The new birth is actually the beginning of the germination or death process of the soulish man.
Jesus says is John 12:25, “Anyone who loves his life will lose it. Anyone who hates his life in this world will keep it forever.” We must allow the breaking process to occur if we want eternal life. We must lose self-gratification, self-preservation, self-interest, and self-will to allow the resumption of development and government of our spirit man just as God originally intended.
If we are TRULY born again, the bible says that we are born of “incorruptible seed, by the word of God, which lives and abides forever" (I Peter 1:23). Because you are truly born of God’s seed, He knows exactly what environment and climate to put you in to cause you to die to self and allow the treasure that He has put in your earthen vessel to come forth.
Naturally, some seed coats are so impenetrable they must go through extreme cold, extreme heat, or be pounded by the waves and surf of the ocean to weaken the seed coat. Other seeds are scraped by animals while others are devoured, digested and released in the organic fertilizer of the animal before germination begins. In like manner, God designs circumstances in life to weaken our self-life until we are broken before Him and yielded to His will.
Whatever you may encounter in life, remember that everything God allows is purposeful and meant to work together for your good (Romans 8:28). He wants His treasure from a broken vessel. Yield and surrender to the dealings of God. Realize and know every circumstance, trial, and situation is filtered through God’s loving hands. It is all designed to cause you to break through self so that we can produce fruit. The result of brokenness is fruitfulness.