Law of the FIRST. — Genesis 4:3-5
2 Firsts:
1. First Born
2. Frist Fruits
Law of Moses.
- It denotes that we make Jesus our first. Recognize Jesus as the most
important Person in our life.
- life is full of choices and one mistake can lead us to unsafe
situations. We have free will to choose Jesus, choose church
Honor God first by honoring Him with our tithes and offering:
- Genesis 4:3-5 — Firsts: First born child and first fruits of the ground.
- Directions and instructions of God are for our welfare.
- God only claims the “firsts.” God is expecting our first fruits.
- Cain’s offering are not firsts.
- Abel’s offering are firsts.
- Lev. 23:9-10 —Moses’ sheaf of the first fruits to the priest, not to honor
the priest, but to honor God.
- Exo. 13:1-2 — the Lord spoke, you MUST GIVE— firstborn baby boy
and firstborn male animals to the Lord.
- The will of God for us is to prosper. Be grateful with what you have and
put it on the hands of God and see what God will do.
- The feeding of the five thousand with 2 fishes and 5 loaves of bread in
the faith of the boy.
- In multiplication we cannot multiply a number with a zero.
- Exodus 13: 2– consecration of the first born, both man and beast and
offered to God.
- Exodus 13: 12-13–offering of the first-born son could mean a sacrifice
and redemption. Jesus is the complete sacrifice and redemption. --->
Meaning, we must recognize and acknowledge Jesus.
- Sunday is the first day of the week. God is looking forward to our FIRST
day of the week as our living sacrifice that He
promises that will come back to us good measure, press down, shaken
together and running over. (Luke 6:38)
- Exo 23:19–first fruits of the land that God wants to claim from us.
- Rom 8:29– foreknew, predestined to conform, firstborn Jesus— many
other sons were predestined, you and I.
- Rom 11:16– when we honor God with our first, we would not have any
problem with our last. If roots are holy, so are the branches.
- Let our tomorrow worry itself.
- Sin and temptation. Sin is not temptation. You sin when you yield to
temptations.
- start and end it right— a lot wiser.
-- Prov 3:9-10– honor the Lord with your possessions and the first fruits
of ALL your increase.
- If we only offer our first fruits once a year, meaning within the year we
don’t have any increase. What matters is our heart. We can never outgive God.
Principle: We give because we are believing for increase.
And the increase is our first fruits, and it does not have to be once a year. Every increase we have, we give it our first fruits.
- Give the increase in salary as first fruits, and tithe from the salary.
We can never tithe from the strength, wisdom that comes from God.
We can never outgive God.
- Posterity measures. — does not support missions of God.
- Prov 3:9-10–Don’t be pressured, God will fill our barns with plenty (not
just to the brim, but abundance) and overflow with celebration of new
LIFE.
- Not to survive but THRIVE.
- Not to strive but THRIVE.
- No past tense to ALIVE, REVIVE, THRIVE. Always increasing.
- Matt 6:33—> SEEK FIRST: The Kingdom of God and His righteousness and ALL will be added to you.