"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." - John 12:24
Almost every significant thing God births He allows to die before the vision is fulfilled in His own way.
-Abraham had a vision of being the father of a great nation (birth). Sarah was barren and became too old to have children (death). God gave Abraham and Sarah a son in their old age. He became the father of a great nation (fulfillment).
-Joseph had a vision that he would be a great leader and that many would bow down to him (birth). Joseph's brothers sold him to some merchants and he became a slave. Later he was falsely condemned to spend his years in prison (death). God allowed Joseph to interpret the dreams of the butler and baker and later the king, whereupon, he was made a ruler in the land (fulfillment).
-Moses had a vision of leading his people out of the bondage of Egypt (birth). Pharaoh, as well as his own people, drove Moses out of Egypt after Moses' first attempt to relieve their bondage (death). God gave Moses signs and wonders to convince Pharaoh to free the people and bring them out of Egypt and into the Promised Land (fulfillment).
Habakkuk 2:2-3 Names of God Bible (NOG)
The Lord’s Answer
2 Then Yahweh answered me,
“Write the vision.
Make it clear on tablets
so that anyone can read it quickly.
3 The vision will still happen at the appointed time.
It hurries toward its goal.
It won’t be a lie.
If it’s delayed, wait for it.
It will certainly happen.
It won’t be late.
-The disciples had a vision of establishing the Kingdom of God with Jesus (birth). The very ones He came to save killed Jesus, and the disciples saw Him buried in a tomb (death). God raised Jesus from the dead, and the disciples performed great miracles until the gospel had spread through all the world (fulfillment).
-A grain of wheat has a "vision" of reproducing itself and many more grains of wheat (birth). The grain dies in the ground (death). A harvest springs up out of the very process of "death" in the ground (fulfillment).
Has God given you a vision that is yet unfulfilled? If that vision is born of God, He will raise it up in His own way. Do not try to raise the vision in your own strength. Like Moses, who tried to fulfill the vision of freeing the Hebrews by killing the Egyptian, it will only fail. But wait on your heavenly Father to fulfill the vision. Then you will know that it was His vision when He fulfills it in the way only He can do.
Proverbs 29:18 PKDB-Where there is no vision(creativity, inspiration, and imagination)the
people fall, expire and perish. However, he that obey and keep the law(God’s decree,
statues, and spoken word). How happy he is.
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My God it get it everything must die to being life so when we get baptism we die and reborn as a new life in the spirit. It goes for everything else it dies then it rise up and fulfill it's purpose. My God we hear you we must be happy to get our revelation and to take it all in.
Ne'eman I pray I wont get in God way so my visions my be fulfilled. Ne'eman
"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." - John 12:24
This just let me know that the scripture that's speaks 1 Corn. 15:31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. We must die to this natural setting, so the spiritual can arise, I understand that our earthly mind set will keep us from the heavenly things, such as a great ministry, a bountiful business and much more. So, we must die to self. I love this, great insight. My God.
I am reminded of the parable of the sower and how the seed(word) is sown “into” good ground multiplies and bears fruit. In order to produce fruit is must die there is no other way. This tells me not to give up on God’s promises, or my dreams no matter what life difficulties bring and no matter how long it may take for it to manifest, God is faithful to his word. You ought to continue pursue God and watch Him manifest the vision/ the promise.
Expositor's Greek Testament
John 12:24. But second to the thought of His enthronement as Messiah comes the thought of the way to it: ἀμὴν … φέρει, “except the grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abides itself alone; but if it die, it bears much fruit”. The seed reaches its full and proper development by being sown in the ground and dying. It is this process, apparently destructive, and which calls for faith in the shower, which disengages the forces of the seed and allows it to multiply itself. To preserve the seed from this burial in the ground is to prevent it from attaining its best development and use. The law of the seed is the law of human life.