You have declared today that the Lord is your God. And you have promised to walk in his ways, and to obey his decrees, commands, and regulations, and to do everything he tells you. The Lord has declared today that you are his people, his own special treasure, just as he promised, and that you must obey all his commands.
Deuteronomy 26:17-18 NLT
Firstfruits.
Part of this firstfruits thing is promises
The people made promises. To walk in the light of God's word.
And God declares that they are his people
His special treasure.
And we are the children of that promise that echoes thru the centuries...
As a kind of firstfruits we are connected to God's declarations.
What a place to be.
Safe
Known
Treasured
Loved
Dwell in that today.
The world around you may not make you feel any of those things today, but God has promised it.
Believe it.
Live in the light of that love today :)
#dearlyloved
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#wearefirstfruits
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he looks at p
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