Firstfruits of Inner Service

Neville's Inner Vision

Stephanas, in this light, is not a mere historical figure but a symbol of the firstfruits of consciousness—the earliest, most devoted segments of your inner life that have chosen to labor for the saints within. When Paul says they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints, imagine a state of mind that so loves service that it cannot rest until it has contributed to the well-being of others in your world. To submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, is a call to yield your attention to the workers who appear as ideas, inspirations, and impulses actively serving your spiritual community. In Neville’s terms, the I AM consents to work through these helper states; your present sense of self aligns with their activity, and submission becomes a peaceful agreement with the constructive forces already at work in you. This is not obedience to persons but to the dynamic within—an inner submission that liberates action, unity, and coherent labor with all who labor with and for you. Allow this inner partnership to substitute confusion with clear cooperation, so the labor of love becomes your natural state.