We Must Honor God's Principle of First Fruits in 2016

To be in alignment with what God has for us, we must start
the year off as instructed- by obeying God's Holy Principle!
God's Word clearly instructs us…"When you come into the
land which I give you and reap its harvest, then you shall
bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest,"
Leviticus 23:10. It is to be set apart as holy unto God!
First Fruits in Hebrew is "bikkurim" and literally means
"promise to come." And there is ONE who never breaks His
promise – God! That is why the truth behind this "promise to
come" in God's Word is so powerful. Though long
overlooked by many, this divine establishment of God's
order of things is actually the root that governs the rest.
When you KEEP FIRST THINGS FIRST through faith and
obedience, you turn God's promise into provision…
ABUNDANT PROVISION!
Because He wants to see you succeed, He has put a system
into place based on the principle of "First Fruits." The Bible
references first fruits or first things or devoted things no less
than 32 times.
"Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your
increase" (Proverbs 3:9).
"When you come into the land which I gave you, and reap its
harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your
harvest to the priest" (Leviticus 23:9-10)
God claims the first fruits of anything! It rightfully belongs to
Him in His divine order. When we apply the Principle of First
Fruits – First Things First – in our lives, we begin to see that
all firsts should be given to the Lord: the first part of the day,
the first day of the week (Sabbath), the first month of the
year, and the first of our harvest – be it the wages for the
first hour, the first day, the first week, or the month.
You can put God first in every area of your life by:
PRAYING. Give God your first thoughts in the morning.
Talk with Him before you do anything else EVERY day.
Pray without ceasing for your family, for financial recovery
and blessings, for healing... for your needs. God will honor
your faithfulness.
PLANNING. Where do you want to be 365 days from
today? Getting from here to there requires a prayerful
plan. Seek God's clear directive for your life, then write it
down. Keep it in the front of you on a daily basis. Let it get
into your spirit. See it! Believe it! Live it!
MAKING AN OFFERING. When you give your first fruits
offering, you are planting a seed for the remainder of the
year. Everything you have is a gift from God... you have an
option to keep it or to sow it for an even greater harvest.
There is a greater portion that awaits you in honor of your
first fruits offering!

Courtesy:Paula White