You shall take some of the first of all the produce of the ground … and put it in a basket and go to the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide.
Deuteronomy 26:2
Recommended Reading: Colossians 1:15-18
If you’ve ever grown a vegetable garden, you know the joy of picking the first ripe tomatoes from the vine or boiling the first young potatoes. In biblical times farmers would take some of their earliest harvests and present it as an offering to the Lord. They knew He was the one who made the soil and seed, who sent the sunshine and rain, and who gave them the ability to farm the land.
In the same way, we need to become aware that all we are and all we have comes from the Lord. We should give Him of our best. When we put Him first in terms of our money and time, He blesses all the rest. When we cease to put Him first, things don’t prosper in our lives as they should.
Colossians 1:18 says, “In all things He may have the preeminence.”
Are you putting the Lord first in all things?
The secret to living for God is to put Christ first in every decision … every food choice … every sexual choice … every entertainment choice … every choice of friends … everything.
Elmer Towns
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