Ramah Christian Center,
Atuazire
Bamenda, Cameroon
SCRIPTURES :
Genesis 4:1-5, Genesis 22:1-3,9- 17
2 Kings 3: 28-29, Joshua 6:1-3,
Joshua 7: 10-21
Introduction:
The greatest achievements of our 2021 fast should be Mathew 6:33 ‘Therefore take no thought, saying what shall we eat or, what shall we drink or wherewithal shall we be clothed?’
Also, it is not enough to seize worrying about these things; houses, finances etc. We must seek God with all our hearts, souls and might etc.
God first !!! That is the key to life. God has given us material things, positions, connections, cars, successful children, uncles, aunts, parents, friends, careers, jobs, businesses, etc. Refuse to place your business, children, positions, finances etc ahead of God.
Luke 14:33 (NLT)
So no one can become my disciple without giving up everything for me.
So you cannot become God’s disciple without giving up everything you own. Literally, it doesn’t mean these things are bad. We are called not to put these things first before God. Let God have His first place in our hearts and then others can follow. God deserves and demands the best and the first. Look at Cain and Abel in Genesis 4: 4-5. At the beginning of 2021, don’t make the mistake of consuming your first fruit.
January is the first month of the year and it belongs to God. Sunday is the first day of the week, and it belongs to God. Failure to honor God in January or on Sunday is a sign of rebellion and disobedience. Our twenty-one days of fasting and prayer this January is a season for us to give God our hearts in worship and surrender accompanied by our first fruits.
God deserves and demands the first place and the first fruits. In scriptures, first fruit is mentioned more than twenty times. It was ordained by God as an everlasting principle.
THREE LESSONS ABOUT FIRST FRUITS
1) OUR FIRST FRUITS HONORS GOD.
Proverbs 3: 9
Honor the lord with your wealth, the first fruit of your crop.
Our first fruit is sacred, that means it belongs to God, it glorifies God, it pleases God. We don’t have to bargain with it. We don’t have to eat it. We are not even giving it, we are bringing it.
The case of Cain and Abel;
Cain and Abel offered to God. Abel’s offering pleased God while Cain’s offering was rejected.
Abel brought God his first fruits which caused his smoke to be accepted.
Cain’s offerings resulted in anger and later on resulted in murder.
If we want the heavens to be open for us, let us bring God fruits and raise an altar like Abel and the rest of the year will be full of favor, blessing and success.
2) THE FIRST FRUIT IS THE SECRET TO OPEN HEAVENS, INCREASE AND OVERFLOW.
Proverbs 3:9-10
Honor the lord with your wealth and part of everything your land owns, then he will fill your barns with grain and your vats will overflow with the finest wine.
When you give God the first, the heavens will open. When the heavens open over a man, scarcity is over. What made Abraham so great and so blessed with his seeds as thẹ sand was the secret of honoring God with his first Son Isaac.
God is not a respecter of persons.
If God will bless one, He will bless all. Abraham gave his first son to God and God multiplied his seed. When we practice giving our first fruits are connecting to the blessing of Abraham.
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