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Verse: Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Matthew 10:39

My great grandpa (we called him "Gramps") had his own tomato garden in the middle of Cincinnati, Ohio, and whenever we went to visit him he would almost always have a fresh tomato for me to eat. They were so delicious!!! I can literally still taste them whenever I think about Cincinnati. Recently I've realized there is a lesson we can learn from the tomato, actually from all food. Have you noticed it is from food that we receive life, but it is only after food has died that we can eat it. It is from death that we receive life. Rob Bell put together a Nooma Video about this, and in it he asks a very interesting question: in what ways do you see death bringing life? Well, what do you think? How about the cycle of life with plants. It is only when a plant dies that other plants can come to life (it has to die for seeds to be dispersed). How about the verse I gave you above? How do we gain life by losing it? Look at the parts of your life that do not follow God's will for your life; the parts that look down on others, or judges, or lies, or knowingly rebels against God. According to Paul those parts are already bringing death (Romans 5:12). Jesus calls us to allow those parts to die so he can offer us life. It is only through death that we can receive life.

posted by Skylar # 10:27 AM

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