July 29th 2016
Deut. 26:1-11, 16-19
Chapters 12 to 25 in Deuteronomy talk
about religious ceremonies, the penal code et civil law. You can read
these chapters personnally. Chapter 26 is a recommendation that
teaches us the basic key principal of all the other chapters. It
teaches us how we should bring our firstfruits, that is, our first
paycheck, our first success, our first joy, etc. It serves as a
barometer of the heart.
- You will bring your firstfruits to the Lord (1-11)
After going through much suffering and
discipline, the people of Israel are finally going to enter the
promised land flowing with milk and honey. They were going to start
cultivating the ground. This was all by the grace of God. But if the
people ate their firstfruits according to their desire, without
giving to God, they would be foolish, ungrateful and without
conscience. He who is unable to recognize grace is unable to maintain
it. After reading verse 3, we must carve into our hearts words of
gratefulness to say after each first harvest.
- Glory, fame and magnificence from God (16-19)
Read verse 16. If we observe the
commandments and put into practice the prescripts with all our heart
and soul (16-17), what happens (18) ? The reward of giving our
firstfruits to the Lord is winning the glory of ruling the nations.
It would be unfortunate to lose this great blessing by keeping the
little firstfruits to ourselves.
Prayer : Lord, forgive me if I
have given only leftovers to you.
Bottom line : firstfruits and
glorious blessing
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