I went to the dentist a few weeks back because I had a toothache. I hadn’t established a dentist since we moved to Delaware, so I deserved the toothache! Ended up, I needed a root canal, crown, and had a couple of cavities as well as some old fillings that needed to be replaced.
I hate the dentist (not any particular dentist, but the concept of “dentist”).
As I was pulling into the parking lot of my dentist yesterday to get a cavity filled, it dawned on me that if it weren’t for the Fall (original sin), decay and death would not be an issue. If Adam and Eve hadn’t sinned, I wouldn’t have a cavity!
As I reflected further (I was actually stalling so I wouldn’t have to go in the office) I started connecting dots. Jesus was crucified on Passover and resurrected on the First Fruits Feast. He was (and is) the “firstfruits” of the Kingdom of God – the new creation (see 1 Corinthians 15:23). We are then the “harvest” – the rest of the fruit that makes up the new creation.
I started thinking about this. The role of those who have experienced new life in Christ is to spread the seeds of this new creation in the world around us. These are seeds of life and hope. These are the opposite of decay and death. I started asking myself if my life was truly a life that brought life and hope or was it one that caused decay in those around me.
How would you answer that question?
Under the Mercy,
Jason
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