Today, we have "SPECIAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ON THE "FIRSTFRUITS OFFERING"" that will help you to know and understand what the Firstfruit offering is all about, so that you can appropriate it in your life for your own good and blessing.
QUESTION 1
WHAT IS FIRSTFRUIT?
ANSWER:
1. The FirstFruit is the FIRST and the BEST Income/ Salary/ Allowance/ Pocket Money that comes your way in the year.
2. The Firstfruit simply refers to the first harvest of one’s labor and does not necessarily refer to agricultural produce, but whatsoever benefits come to us as a result of our labor or service rendered.
First fruit also means your BEST offering. The reason God accepted Abel’s offering was that He gave the FIRST and BEST of his offering. While Cain gave a general offering (Genesis 4:3-5).
QUESTION 2
HOW DO I KNOW WHICH IS MY FIRST FRUIT?
ANSWER
You know it is your FirstFruit, because it is the FIRST MAJOR Income that comes your way in the year.
It is not necessarily the First Money you receive in the year, rather it is the FIRST and the BEST you receive in the year.
QUESTION 3
IS PAYING OF FIRSTFRUIT FOR EVERYONE?
ANSWER
Yes, the paying of FirstFruit is for EVERY Christian, because we are commanded to give it. Read Proverbs 3: 9-10, and Exodus 22: 29.
QUESTION 4
WHY MUST I GIVE MY FIRST FRUIT?
ANSWER
1. We are commanded to give it. The Bible says we must "Honour the Lord with our substance, and with the firstfruits of all our increase: So shall our barns be filled with plenty, and our presses shall burst out with new wine." (Proverbs 3:9-10). This is a command. Read Exodus 22: 29.
2. By giving your firstfruit, you secure and sanctify the rest of your fruits. Read Romans 11:16.
QUESTION 5
HOW DO I GIVE MY FIRSTFRUIT?
ANSWER
For anything to be presented to God, it has to be sanctified by the Holy Spirit. So that is why you Pray over your Firstfruit, speak God’s word concerning it before presenting it to God.
Let's read Romans 15:16 KJV "That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost."
QUESTION 6
WHERE DO I GIVE MY FIRSTFRUIT? It really matters where you give your Firstfruit.
ANSWER
1. Your Firstfruit is given in the house of God, where you are fed the Word of God, and fellowship's. Read Deuteronomy 26:1-4.
Not just any one in the house of God is to receive it, only the priest (Your Head Pastor) could receive it. Let's read Nehemiah 10: 35 – 37.
The Priest (Your Head Pastor) receives your Firstfruit, and proclaims the blessing of the Lord upon you. Let's read Ezekiel 44: 30.
QUESTION 7
IF I DO NOT HAVE MY FIRSTFRUIT ON THE DAY OR THE SUNDAY I'M SUPPOSE TO GIVE IT, WHAT SHOULD I DO?
ANSWER
If you do not have it on the day or the Sunday you are suppose to give, you still must attend the FirstFruit Service and come to receive your blessings. And then work on redeeming it as soon as the money comes.
QUESTION 8
WHAT ARE THE WAYS FOR GIVING YOUR FIRSTFRUITS?
ANSWER
1. New Job: First salary package.
2. New Year: First salary or first income
3. Old Job (Promotions) – Increase i.e. the difference between the old and new salary. (If your heart condemns you go ahead and give all. God is looking for something to multiply back to you).
Note, that giving your first fruit offering may also be a personal revelation, and there are times the Holy Ghost will instruct you in a way that is not common to everyone else around you. For example a business person may give first fruit offerings severally, every time he experiences an increase or receives new goods.
QUESTION 9
WHAT ARE THE QUALITIES OF THE FIRSTFRUIT OFFERING?
ANSWER
1. Your Firstfruit is given in whole, not in parts. It is compulsory for you to bring in everything, you are not to take from it. Let's read Deuteronomy 26: 2.
2. Your Firstfruit is brought in without delay. Don’t postpone giving of your First Fruit.
Exodus 22:29 KJV "Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me."
3. The Firstfruit offering is brought in with an attitude of thanksgiving; for God loves a cheerful and prompt to do it giver, whose heart is in his giving. Read 2 Corinthians 9:7; Deuteronomy 26:10 – 11.
QUESTION 10
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF GIVING YOUR FIRSTFRUIT?
ANSWER
1. You'll enjoy Financial Security:
‘‘For if the first fruit is holy the whole lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches" Romans 11:16.
The verse says if you set the first aside to God, God will set the rest aside as holy to Him. As such, it belongs to him, therefore He will watch over it and nobody can touch it. He will watch over your finances for you, and nobody can touch it.
2. You'll have Abundant Supply:
Proverbs 3:9-10 "Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine."
When you give your firstfruit at the beginning of the year you are sure of walking in abundance supply throughout the year.
3. You'll live and function in God's Blessing (The anointing to prosper):
Ezekiel 44:30 "And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house."
This means as you bring your Firstfruit to the house of God, God's Spirit will come upon it as the man of God pronounce the blessing upon you, and that will cause you to walk, and function in God's blessings.
4. By giving your firstfruits, you release the anointing of God upon your life:
The anointing is the power of God to do or perform anything. It is the power to effect changes.
Read Proverbs 3:9-10 KJV.
The Bible says thy presses shall burst out with new wine. New wine symbolises the anointing ( Proverbs 3:9-10). God is delighted in our obedience to His word; for it is better to obey than to sacrifice, I Samuel 15: 22.
5. It will cause you to Abound in Grace:
Matthew 6:33 "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
Grace is the divine ability of God that causes you to live beyond limitations.
As we pay our Firstfruits ALL GRACE will abound towards us to live beyond any kind of human limitations, in our ministry, academics, finances, health, business, family, etc.
2 Corinthians 9:6-11 AMP "Remember this: he who sows sparingly and grudgingly will also reap sparingly and grudgingly, and he who sows generously that blessings may come to someone will also reap generously and with blessings. Let each one give as he has made up his own mind and purposed in his heart, not reluctantly or sorrowfully or under compulsion, for God loves, He takes pleasure in, prizes above other things, and is unwilling to abandon or to do without, a cheerful, joyous, "prompt to do it" giver, whose heart is in his giving. And God is able to make all grace, every favor and earthly blessing come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient, possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation. As it is written, He the benevolent person scatters abroad; He gives to the poor; His deeds of justice and goodness and kindness and benevolence will go on and endure forever! And God Who provides seed for the sower and bread for eating will also provide and multiply your resources for sowing and increase the fruits of your righteousness which manifests itself in active goodness, kindness, and charity. Thus you will be enriched in all things and in every way, so that you can be generous, and your generosity as it is administered by us will bring forth thanksgiving to God."
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