http://www.theschoolofchrist.org/articles/hid.html
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[i]"He must increase, but I must decrease" (John 3:30).
We must see that everything God has done, everything God is doing,
and everything God will do is for the purpose of INCREASING Jesus and
DECREASING everything that is not of Him.
This principle is so powerful that it makes no difference if you
agree with it, understand it, believe it, or like it. He MUST
increase; therefore, He WILL increase and HE IS increasing. At the
same time, I MUST decrease, therefore I WILL decrease, and I AM
decreasing. This is a spiritual law, and it is working as we speak.
For the Christian who is seeking first the Kingdom of God and His
Righteousness this is wonderful news. For selfish, carnal Christians
it is a frightening thing, this talk of losing your life and taking
up your Cross and denying yourself. That is why you hear so much
about spiritual power and so little about spiritual brokenness.