Living in the Blessing

God does not look at your past mistakes and exclude you from his promises. Neither does God give you his promises on the basis of any good works you have done. I've said it before: the first fruits offering is not about "winning" God's favor, but about "releasing" it -- acting in faith in order to see it manifests in your life. It is a principle, not simply an offering. It is your faith in him that brings God's promises to you. God doesn't look at your resume. He is not impressed with your cuteness or cleverness. As you present God with the first of the first, entrusting him with the rest, I know without a shadow of a doubt that God has a great things to be released to you! If you will give God your faith, he will give you your future. "For the Lord God is a sun and shield;the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless" (Psalm 84:11 NIV).

Stories of Firsts

Wendy of North Carolina

Putting God first in the morning just changed Wendy's life. She her teaching first fruits and began to practice it she writes, "I have been spending time every morning with God and have been truly blessed." She also gave her first financial first fruits offering. Just seven days later she received an abundance of groceries -- she could not afford -- from people who had no idea how desperate her situation happened to be.

Linda of Texas

Linda from Texas suffered from hepatitis will deliver for 32 years. She began the year recently by selling her entire disability check as a first fruits offering. If you months later she went back to her doctor. He said, "I don't know what happened!" They could not find any trace of the virus in her body. This is the second year of giving her first fruits offering.

Anthony from Nassau

Antony from Nassau wrote to tell us how he had seen my teaching on first fruits. Revelation that his heart -- but he truly had no money. Antony had been unemployed for five months. So he decided to pray. "Lord," he said, "and if you want me to give a first fruits offering, you will need to send me the money." Already, Anthony acknowledged that he had no ability to get well outside of gods provision -- and God did indeed provide. And then he gave a first fruits offering of $900, an amount he felt would adequately represent one week of pay from a job he did not yet have. His check arrives at our offices on 1 February. We found out later that the very next day, February 2, a gentleman at his church who was a CEO asked Antony to call him because he had a brand new job for him. but that's not all. The new job paid four times what is first fruits offering represented per month and then he now says, "First fruits is awesome!"

Shardohn of Virginia

Shardohn of Virginia Had never heard of the structure found in Romans 11:16 that reads, "if the part of the dough offered as first fruits is wholly, then the whole batch is wholly; if the room is wholly, so are the branches." But that one scripture opened her eyes to the principles of the first fruits is past January. She writes, "I had a financial need for my grand so I was a little nervous about giving first fruits, but I did not let that stop me. I gave my first fruits offering of $1000. My faith came by hearing the word of God and God used this opportunity to show off on my behalf. and now I work only three days per week and the Lord has allowed me to make more money than I did when I was full time. Now I get to spend more time with my family. How exciting! Also my real estate business, and other business ventures are beginning to blossom. To God be the glory. God cannot fail!"

Couple from Pennsylvania

A couple from Pennsylvania were determined to pay off their credit card debts and had established a plan to do so over a 15 month. After hearing the teaching on first fruits, Faith rose up in their hearts, and they knew God will honor their obedience. So they gave their first fruits offering in January, and were able to pay their large credit card debts off in just six months. The wife's name is Paula, and she writes, "we also were able to take to pay for vacations to spend with family I was able to attend the Paula White conference with my girlfriend. We were able to save a small nest egg to have money saved for emergency use in the future. And my husband was given a new job with better pay, and wonderful opportunity for growth and professional development with a financially strong company. It is amazing to see the Lord's blessing beginning to overtake us. We are truly thankful to God for giving us the opportunity to give our first fruits offer!"

Shannon from North Carolina

Shannon from North Carolina writes, "I have two thank you for your teachings on the first fruits. We are avid Tigers and give special offerings, however, we had never heard of first fruits. Everything you said was backed up by Scripture. So, we sewed our firstfruits offering with the faith and believe that God would use it to his glory, and would bless us. Never in our imagination did we think he will bless us like he did. My husband just received a huge promotion and his salary was increased almost 30%, which is unheard of! We will have to relocate, but we are so excited just thinking about how God is going to use us."

Tammara after Hurricane Katrina

After hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Louisiana, Tammara was among those who lost absolutely everything. She was evacuated Texas and began to make her home there. She had received no money from FEMA, and she had no insurance on her Louisiana home or belongings. The only income she received was an unemployment check. She trusted our ministry as a place to give her first fruits offering and he gave or unemployment check, a total of $98. Just one week later she received a check for $2196.

Susan in New Mexico

Janika of Rhode Island

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