Proverbs 3:9-10 “Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.”
Thinking back over the years to when I taught elementary school, I recall the long hours spent in preparation for my classes before and after school, as well as at home. I’d come home dog-tired, grab a bite to eat, and rush off to night classes.
Life was a vicious cycle.
It wasn’t God, nor my family, but my job that got the best part of me.
At the time I reasoned that was just the way it had to be, but now I am embarrassed to say that my priorities just weren’t right.
The Bible speaks about the “first fruits” of what a person earns as being what they should give to the Lord. You may be more familiar with the term “tithing”—giving God the first ten percent of our income.
But, for a moment, let’s consider the concept of “first fruits” in a different way—giving God the first thoughts in our day, the most of our energy instead of the dregs at the bottom of our reservoir.
Instead of giving our Lord the leftovers, humbly offering Him the best of us.
The words to a song we used to sing as kids says is best. “My cup is full and running over,” reminds me that the joy He brings us as we seek Him first—as we spend time with Him first—leads not to a lack later on, but rather to an overabundance—in other areas in our lives.
A rich, full life is one that gives to Him that first breath, that first song in the morning, and then looks quickly for an umbrella because
there’s going to be a downpour of blessings in a life that gives Him our best.
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