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Giving the First Fruits...Even in Fasting
by Chris Cummings on Tuesday, Feb 5th, 2008 at 01:46 pm
The video series we’ve been doing, The Blessed Life, has been amazing.  It really draws out the importance of giving BACK to God our first fruits, not just in our finances but everywhere in our lives.  It is exciting to see the changes God will bring in our church as we open up ourselves, start faithfully giving back to God what is his, and start giving to others simply because of our love for Christ!
 
As we were watching the final video on Sunday, the thought occurred to me that our first of the month fast is jus as much giving of our first fruits as anything else.  In fact some of us are literally giving back our first fruits…or at least our first steaks and chocolate sundaes!
 
It dawned on me the importance of this process of starting a month off with fasting so that God can bless the rest of the month.  It’s a nice touch that the three days we fast are roughtly 10% of the month! 
 
By giving this tithe of fasting we can see great things happen in our lives.  God will open up the windows of heaven and pour into us so that we may continue to pour ourselves into the lives of those around us.  It’s a wonderful way to be reminded that we were first born takes but now, through the love of Christ, we’ve been reborn as givers!
 
Let’s give to the fullest during this time of fasting!
 
Chris Cummings

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