The Firstfruits of the New Creation
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John 17:1-19, James 1:18, Philippians 3:20-21, 2 Corinthians 5:1-9, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 8:18-25
BY She Reads Truth
Since 2012, She Reads Truth has maintained a singular mission: to be women in the Word of God every day. Ten years later, our community includes “Shes” from across the globe, but our mission hasn’t changed.
Reading Scripture together is the centerpiece of what we do at She Reads Truth. As we spend time as a community reading This Is The Church, we encourage you to start by reading the daily Scripture on your own. Then join us here to engage and encourage one another as we respond to what we’ve read. Each day for this series, we’ll include a brief summary of the reading along with a prompt for conversation.
The Church is a display of Christ’s active work making all things new. As citizens of the eternal kingdom of God, we live in this world yet long for our true and eternal home.
Discussion Question: In light of today’s reading, how can you better live out the truth that we are a new creation commissioned by God?
Take time to reflect on your Scripture reading and today’s question. Share what you are learning with others in the community in the comments.
90 thoughts on "The Firstfruits of the New Creation"
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We can live in love, and remember that this is not our home. Our lives are not just on this earth, but will be
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I can better live out the truth that I am a new creation commissioned by God by living with the end in mind. My earthly home and my earthly troubles are temporary, and I can live each day with that in mind, confident that I belong to the God of the universe and will be in His presence one day. In the meantime, while I wait, I can share what Jesus has done for me, what He is still doing – living and active in heaven – and ask for the Holy Spirit to guide me each day to do His will in sharing the Gospel.
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I think it’s best if we (I) remember that we are not from here, and therefore will never feel comfortable in this Earth. Often times I have felt like a unicorn. Like I don’t really fit in anywhere, but God has shown me that I fit with Him, and through Him, I fit with other believers. I am never alone.
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Hello She’s! I can live out that representation of God through how I love and treat people. Further, advocating for marginalized groups through their oppression.
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Amen! We’ll said my sister ❤️
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We are sealed for Heaven, but in the waiting let’s share with others so we can see more citizens of Heaven. We work diligently for Christ in the waiting!
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We should strive to be more like Christ, serving others around us and opening ourselves up to friends and other people. In conversations we should be listeners and speak as the Lord wants us to speak.
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I have to share, I hope y’all don’t mind! One of our readings today was Romans 8:18-25. I always read a few verses before and a few verses after, just to get context, and I go to different versions as well. I looked these verses up in the AMPC version, and oh my!!! The end of Romans 8:17 says, ‘…only we must share His suffering if we are to share His glory.’ Talk about a goosebumps moment for me! I have struggled with what to say when someone says things like why do bad things happen to good people, or how can God let that happen, or why doesn’t God do anything to fix it. This verse sums it up, and gives me the perfect response! Gods people will go through bad things – Jesus did! We will experience pain, grief, hurt, betrayal – Jesus did! We are going to be treated unfairly – Jesus was! We are going to endure hardships, some deserved, some undeserved – Jesus did (only undeserved, because He didn’t deserve anything that happened to Him!)! The only thing we don’t have to do that JESUS DID is die a sinner’s death! If we want to share His glory, we must share His suffering! Praise God! Have a marvelous day, ladies! ❤️❤️
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