Unless the world in us dies, the kingdom of God will not go forward. We must die to self, and all it's ambitions, desires, and ideas. Unless something dies it will never know the resurrection power of Jesus. This is good instruction on our cross, serving others, as the Master did. Following Jesus will lead us to a place our flesh will not want to go, but we must endure the fire and die to self to get to the victory of seeing others reached through a yielded life. Jesus gave the perfect example of a vessel yielded totally to God and how many were reached and saved. He is our pattern, church. Not men.
