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Experiencing God’s Plan for Our Life
John Ogden Sr
June 10, 2025
“He must increase, but I must decrease. He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all” (John 3:30-31, NKJV).
This setting of scriptures deals with John the Baptist exalting Christ. He is dealing with the subject of him decreasing and Jesus increasing. While this was an event for John, it is a life experience for us today. When we experience the new birth, we first submit our will, repent, give our life to Christ, and, in essence, make Him the Lord of our lives. For us to reach our potential and grow in Him, we must come to a place of total surrender. Our life must be a life of surrender, every day. Everything about our flesh must continually decrease, allowing the Spirit of Christ to increase in us.
Within all of us we have a desire to be recognized and to be seen. It is our flesh nature. We like attention, and fame is appealing to the natural man. However, as Christians, we must be cautious, for our central theme is not about us being seen, but about Christ being seen. I believe that true ministry begins with the breaking of our spirit, allowing the release of the Spirit of God within us. Just as a seed cannot yield forth a plant until it is broken and dies, we cannot reach or yield forth the destiny of Christ in us until we become totally broken as a newly planted seed.
We must come to a place where we are not concerned about what man thinks or says, whether positive or negative, but we are focused on what the Spirit of God is calling us to do and the direction He would send us. Just as Jesus, when He walked on the face of this earth, had to die to the flesh to accomplish His purpose in coming to earth, we must surrender the wants and desires of our natural man to the plans of God. When this is accomplished, we will sense the greatest joy and fulfillment because we are truly walking in God’s plan. Let us today determine not to live for ourselves but for Christ alone. Let us decide that in all that we do, we would see God’s will perfected in our lives so we might decrease so that Christ may increase.
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