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Firstfruits

biblical pattern of firstfruits

The practice of firstfruits treated the first and best as belonging to God, not the leftovers after other claims were satisfied. The principle still searches us. What we put first reveals what we trust most. An offering that only appears after every other desire is met is rarely an act of worship.

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Giving that prioritizes God rather than offering only what remains.

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