Firstfruits

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

James 1:17,18

God chose to give us life and he provided true spiritual life by the giving us life in the gospel. He wants each of us to become the finest offering to God, models of life as God intended it to be. I've really been thinking about being his firstfruit this week and wondering if my life is just that. I am taking a step back to see which of his fruits are evident, and which are missing. My prayer is that each of us at Hillside will seek to have the holy spirit fill us with his fruit so that "we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created." He did create each of us, and did intend for us all to have new life in him. The old life is gone... I pray the new life has come.

Praying for each of you,

Cammie