Lord’s attitude toward such a human welcome.
Lord's attitude toward such a human welcome. This was His reaction toward the glory of human honor. What is the way for a grain of wheat to multiply? It is not by being welcomed or honored, but by falling into the ground to die. This is ab solutely contrary to the human concept. Never theless, we must remember that this is the only way to bring the church into being and to in crease it in life. Whenever a human welcome comes to you, you must say, "I must die." When ever human honor comes to you, you must reply, "I must be buried." Do not say, "Hallelujah, praise the Lord!" This is not the best time for you to do something, even if your intention is to glorify God. The proper way to glorify God is for you to die and be buried.
The Lord Jesus did not seize the golden oppor tunity as the means to have His increase. If He had, He would have made a great mistake. The golden opportunity is never for the increase. If you read church history, you will see that when ever the church had an increase it was not the result of a golden opportunity but of persecution. The more persecution and opposition there are, the more increase the church will have. The per secution at the hands of the Roman Empire did not frustrate the growth of the church during the