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Where I Am

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Becoming Like Christ – Day 45 – John 12:23-26 – Where Am I – Growing As Disciples

Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I 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. The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me. John 12:23-26 (NIV)

Where Am I

That is my question. What is your question? Where am I? That is an odd question. What do you mean by asking me that question? Well, I want to serve you. I want to go and do what you ask of me. I don’t want to wander off to do my own thing. I don’t want to misspend my life by doing what will amount to nothing. I want to faithfully and fruitfully serve you. Your word says that if I am going to serve you then I will need to be where you are. So, that is why I am asking, “Where am I?” Am I in the right place? If I am not in the right place, how can I be where you are. So, you’re not really asking me about your geographic location? No, I am not. I knew that. I do however enjoy hearing you explain yourself to me. That is why you ask me so many questions, isn’t it? Yes, that is why I ask you questions. I also know that you think more clearly when you explain your answers to me in some detail.

So, your real question is how can you be where I am? That is where I need to be if I want to faithfully and fruitfully serve you. Yes, that’s right. What do you think is the answer to your question? I knew you were going to ask me that. That’s good. Do you have an answer? Yes, I do. If I want to be where you are then I will need to set aside all my so-called bright ideas and brilliant plans. Why is that? I have learned that you might not be in my bright ideas and brilliant plans. You might, and quite frequently do, have something entirely different in mind for me. You’ve noticed? Yes, I have noticed. Sometimes, I have had to labor fruitlessly to discover you weren’t in my bright ideas and brilliant plans. Those have been painful and frustrating discoveries for you. Well, at least I have learned to seek to know and do your will. That’s good. How will you seek to know and do my will? I will draw near to you. I will listen carefully to you. I will receive your instruction and follow your guidance. I will follow you to where you lead me to do what you ask of me. You will have set aside your plan and take up my plan? Yes, I will. Then you will be able to faithfully and fruitfully serve me. I will be working right where you have placed me. That will be very good.

Lord, I will set aside my so-called bright ideas and brilliant plans. I want to know and do your will. I don’t want to wander off to do my own thing. I will follow you to where you lead me, so I can do what you ask of me. Help me to faithfully and fruitfully serve you. Amen

Key Question… Where has the Lord led you and what has He given you to do for Him?

Living It Out… Follow the Lord to where He leads you so that you can faithfully and fruitfully serve Him.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will lead you to where He wants you to be so you can faithfully and fruitfully serve Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group where the Lord has led you to faithfully and fruitfully serve Him.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you be where the Lord is so that you can fruitfully and fruitfully serve Him.

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Kernel Of Wheat

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – The Parable Of The Kernel Of Wheat – John 12:23-26 – Growing As Disciples

Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I 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. The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me. John 12:23-26

If It Dies

Are you listening carefully to me? Are you allowing my words to sink deeply into your heart and mind? I think so, how can I know for sure if I’m really listening to you? That is easy to know. How so? If you do what I ask then we will both know that you are really listening to me.

What are you asking me to do right now? I’m asking you to come to follow and serve me. I’m asking you to go to where I lead you to do what I’m asking you to do for me. What will that require? What will following and serving you cost me? That’s a good question. I don’t want you to be at all confused about what I’m asking of you. That’s good. I like clarity. All right then, here is what I want from you. I want everything. Everything? Yes, everything. I want you to lay your life down so that you are completely devoted to following and serving me. I don’t want you to hold anything back at all. I want you to let go and die to your own thoughts and plans. That’s quite an all-encompassing request. Yes, it is. I’m glad that you understand that there is no part of your life that is outside of my request. You want me to give myself completely to you? Yes, I do.

What will happen to me when I give myself completely to you? You will join me in the work that I am doing. Where I am, there you will also be, right along side of me. Instead of the barren life that you were living, you will begin to bear abundant fruit for me. Your life will reap a rich harvest because I will be working in and through you. I’d like that. Yes, I know that you will.

It feels a little scary to give up everything and to die. Yes, it does. I know exactly how it feels. You do? Yes, that’s exactly what I did for you. I died so that you could be born again to a new life in me. Yes, you did. Do you want this new life that I am offering you? Yes, I do very much. So then you must turn away from your old life. You must die to it and give yourself completely to me. Do you trust me? Yes Lord, I do. Do you believe all that I am saying to you right now? Yes Lord, I do. Then will you die to your old life so that you can live a new life in me? Yes Lord, I will. When will you? Right now Lord, I lay myself at your feet. My life is at your disposal. Use me however you see fit. I am ready to follow and serve you without hesitation at a moment’s notice. Very good, follow me now to where I’m guiding you to serve me. Yes Lord, I am.

Lord, you have my full attention. This life and the things of the world have lost their grip on me. My eyes and ears are open to you. I am ready to respond to your call at a moments notice. Show me how you want to use me today.  Amen

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Follow Me

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Servanthood – John 12:23-26 – Follow Me – Growing As Disciples

Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. I 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. The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me. John 12:23-26  (NIV)

Whenever, Wherever, Whatever

Will you be attentive to me? Will you listen to my voice? Will you keep your eyes on me? Will you follow me to where I lead you? Will you go wherever I guide you? Will you do whatever I ask of you? Will you serve me? Yes Lord, I will serve you. I will listen to your voice. I will keep my eyes on you. I will follow you to wherever you lead me to do whatever you ask of me. That will be very good.

Why are you willing to lay down your life to follow and serve me? You are my example. I will do what you did. Just like you laid down your life for others so I will also lay my life down for you. I will no longer live for myself. I will no longer love the life that I lived for my own comfort and pleasure. I will not live for all that this world offers. I will not love money. I will not store up possessions in this life. My treasure will not be on this earth where it will rust and decay and disappear.  My treasure will be in heaven with you. It will be my pleasure and joy to go and do what is pleasing to you. That will be very good.

What is pleasing to me? It will be pleasing for you to see me joining you in the work you are doing. That’s right.  How will you do that? I will be attentive to you. I will keep my eyes and ears open. I will watch for your activity. I will listen for you call. I will be ready at a moment’s notice to say “yes” to whenever you ask something of me. I will be ready to go wherever you guide me. Nothing will deter me from going near, far, or somewhere in between to serve you. I will do whatever you ask of me. Nothing will be too simple and easy or difficult and complex to hinder my desire to serve you. That will be very good.

What kind of effort will you give in serving me? I will invest my life completely in serving you. I will lose myself fully in going and doing your will. I will find myself in bearing fruit for your kingdom and bringing glory to your name. I will not live for the praise and applause of this world. I will look forward to the day when I will be rewarded by you for faithfully serving you in this life. That will be very good.

Lord, I will be attentive to you. I will listen for your directions. I will follow your guidance. I will keep my eyes on you. When you say, “go” I will go. I will follow you to where you lead me to do whatever you ask of me. Help me to bear fruit for your kingdom. Amen

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