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White Flag Winners - #3038
That area you have insisted on controlling, that part of you you've just stubbornly refused to yield, where you have insisted on things being your way - it's time to drop your sword and raise your white flag. It's time to surrender. In the shadow of your Jericho, this is your facedown on the ground crossroads. When it's Jesus you surrender to, surrender doesn't mean you lose, it means you are on the verge of some of the greatest victories of your life.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/white-flag-winners-3038
Wheat - a Christian perspective
A wheat kernel must die in order to spread its seeds and give birth to new plants. In the same way, someone willing to give up their very life in the service of Christ can plant seeds of faith beyond what they ever could otherwise.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2012:24&version=NIV
C.H. Spurgeon : Abel was a keeper of sheep
As a shepherd Abel sanctified his work to the glory of God, and offered a sacrifice of blood upon his altar, and the Lord had respect unto Abel and his offering. This early type of our Lord is exceedingly clear and distinct. Like the first streak of light which tinges the east...
http://sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=5160