daily word - consumed?

I said that unless a grain of wheat dies it abides alone, but if it dies it brings forth much fruit. I was referring to myself, but you can see that this is true of every seed. The growth of a seed is necessary for the multiplication of the plant, but the seed itself is consumed in the process. There was a unique role in this process for the redemption of humanity that only I could fulfill, but the same principle applies to my followers. And so I told them to lay down their lives and pick up their crosses and follow me. Paul understood this when he said that he died daily, and that death worked in him that life might come forth in you. Do you? Are you willing to be consumed in the process?