Posted by: Mamie Jones on 04/18/2017
Nothing can so hinder us as this outward man.
Whether our works are fruitful or not depends upon whether our
outward man has been broken by the Lord
so that the inward man can pass through that brokenness and come forth.
This is the basic problem. The Lord wants to break our outward man
in order that the inward man may have a way out.
John 12, "Except the grain of wheat falling into the ground die,
it abides alone ; but if it die, it bears much fruit."
Life is in the grain of wheat, but there is a shell, a very hard
shell on the outside.
As long as that shell is not split open, the wheat cannot grow
"Except the grain of wheat falling into the ground die . . ."
What is this death? The death of our outer man....
