30/01/2022 SUNDAY
LET PEOPLE TESTIFY IF THEY GAVE ALL THEIR SALARY OR PART OF IT
THIS CHURCH HERE IS A SERIOUS FIRST FRUIT (TESTIMONIES)
FIRST FRUIT OFFERING IS PRIMARILY AN ACT OF DEEP WORSHIP TO GOD LEVITICUS
LEVITICUS 23:9-14 :10: Speak unto athe children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest :11: And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.:12: And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD.:13: And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin.:14: And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
JOHN 4:24-25 “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.:.
THIS WAS WHY HANNAH’S PRAYERS AS SHE PAYED HER VOWS TO THE LORD WAS NOT JUST A SACRIFICE OF PRAISE BUT AN ACT OF GREAT OF WORSHIP AND HONOUR TO GOD
1 SAMUEL 2:1-10 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and he hath set the world upon them. He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
HANNA UNDERSTOOD THAT TO WORSHIP GOD IS TO PRAISE HIM AND DECLARE HIS GREATNESS AND HIS WORKS AS SHE GAVE SAMUEL TO GOD AS A KIND OF FIRSTFRUIT
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2CHRON 1:6-12 SOLOMON’S FIRST FRUIT
DAVID WAS NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE THAT FIRST FRUIT
WE MUST GIVE AS DIRECTED BY GOD
DAVID’S AND SOLOMON’S HAD A POWERFUL SACRIFICE OF PRAISE AND DEEP WORSHIP
EVERY OFFERING, EVERY SACRIFICE, , ALL OUR SERVICES AND ALL OUR WORKS FOR GOD MUST BE UNDERSTOOD AS AN ACT OF DEEP WORSHIP TO GOD IF WE MUST BE BLESSED
ABRAHAM TAUGHT US HOW
GENESIS 22: 1-8 “And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.:2: And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.3: And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.4: Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.:5: And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you,:6: And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.:7: And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?:8: And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
ABRAHAM TOLD HIS SERVANTS “I AND THE LAD ARE GOING TO WORSHIP GOD
GENESIS 22;5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you,:6:
AS FAR AS GOD WAS CONCERNED , ISAAC WAS THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF ABRAHAM,ISHMAEL DID NOT COUNT EVEN THOUGH HE WAS THE FIRSTBORN
THEREFORE HE WAS A KIND OF FIRST FRUITS REMEMBER GOD PROMISED ABRAHAM THAT HIS SEED WOULD BE AS NUMEROUS AS THE SAND AND SEA SHORE
ISAAC WAS ABOUT TO BE SACRIFICED AS AN ACT OF DEEP WORSHIP AND OBEDIENCE TO GOD’S VOICE,THIS WAS THE UNDERSTANDING OF BOTH GOD AND ABRAHAM
JUST LIKE THE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD JESUS CHRIST WOULD EVENTUALLY BE SACRIFICED FOR HUMANITY ALOSO AS A KIND OF FIRST FRUIT
I CORINTHIANS 15:20 SAYS CHRIST IS A KIND OF FIRST FRUIT
I BELIEVE THAT GOD WAS USING ABRAHAM TO TRAIN HUMANITY IN THE ACT OF PARTNERING WITH HIM IN DEEP WORSHIP AND OBEDIENCE TO HIS VOICE , GENESIS 15
THIS WAS ESSENTIALLY WHAT JESUS CAME TO TEACH US ABOUT GOD THE FATHER
THE INSTRUCTION TO ABRAHAM WAS VERY CLEAR GENESIS 22:2 “2: And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of
THE RESPONSE WAS ALSO CLEAR BECAUSE THE INSTRUCTION WAS CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD
THE RESPONSE FROM ISAAC IN GENESIS 22:9-10 REMINDS US OF CHRIST’S RESPONSE
“And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.:10: And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
ISAIAH 53:7, “He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.”
THE SACRIFICE WAS PERSONAL, THAT WAS WHY ABRAHAM DID NOT INVOLVE SARAH
AND EVEN THOUGH HIS TWO SERVANTS WERE WITH HIM, HE DID NOT ALLOW THEM TO FOLLOW HIM TO THE MOUNT,THEY TOO WERE NOT INVOLVED
OUR INTIMACY WITH THE LORD MUST BE KEPT VERY PRIVATE BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS A FORM OF PERSONAL SACRIFICE AND DEEP WORSHIP TO GOD
YOUR ACT OF WORSHIP , YOUR ACT OF SACRIFICE IS STRICTLY BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR FATHER
AND YOUR FATHER WHICH SEETH IN SECRET SHALL REWARD YOU OPENLY
MATT 6:16-18M’t:6:16: Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.6:17: But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;18: That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
GOD GAVE ABRAHAM A SERIOUS OPEN REWARD .HE GOT GENERATIONAL BLESSINGS
GEN 22:10-18
Ge:22:10: And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. :11: And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.:12: And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.:13: And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. :14: And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.:15: And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,:16: And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son::17: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;:18: And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
THERE ARE MANY MIRACULOUS BLESSINGS THAT WE GET FROM FIRST FRUIT OFFERING ONCE WE SEE IT AS A GENUINE PERSONAL SACRIFICE AND AN ACT OF DEEP WORSHIP TO GOD
GOD SAYS IN GEN 22: 17 “That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
GOD PROMISED THAT BLESSINGS AND SEED WOULD BE MULTIPLIED TO ABRAHAM AS THE STARS OF HEAVEN AND AS THE SAND WHICH IS UPON THE SEA SHORE
WE ARE ALL SEED OF ABRAHAM BY FAITH
GOD THE FATHER HAS ALSO MULTIPLIED BLESSINGS AND SEED TO HIMSELF AS THE STARS OF HEAVEN AND AS THE SAND ON THE SEA SHORE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR ,
GOD OWNS THE MYSTERY OF FIRST FRUIT JOHN12:24-27
CHRIST IS THE SEED AND THE FIRST FRUIT OF GOD THE FATHER
THE FRUIT OF EVERY TREE IS IN THE SEED,THE FRUIT IS ALSO IN THE SEED, IT IS A KINGDOM MYSTERY MARK 4:26-29;
I CORINTHIANS 15:20 SAYS CHRIST HAS INDEED BEEN RAISED FROM THE DEAD AS THE FIRST FRUITS OF THOSE WHO HAS FALLEN ASLEEP
CHRISTIANS, GOD’S CHILDREN FROM CHRIST ARE POSSESSING THE GATES OF THE ENEMIES AS THEY PRAY
ALL THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH GET BLESSED AS GOD’S CHILDREN PRAY
THERE ARE MANY PERSONAL MULTIPLE AND MIRACULOUS BLESSINGS THAT RESULT FROM OBEYING THE COMMAND TO GIVE THE FIRST FRUIT OFFERING2COR 9:6-14
2COR 9:6-14
Proverb: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.”
LET US LOOK AT SOME OF THE BLESSINGS
1) THE FIRSTFRUIT BLESSINGS ARE MULTIPLIED NOT ADDED
GENESIS 22:17 -18 SAYS “in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.”
2 KINGS 4:42-44
“ and there came a man from baalshalisha, and brought the man of god bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. and he said, give unto the people that they may eat. and his servitor said, what, should i set this before an hundred men?he said again, give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the lord, they shall eat, and shall leave thereof. so he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the lord”
PROPHET ELISHA WAS IN CHARGE OF THE SCHOOL OF THE PROPHETS, WHICH CONSISTED OF A HUNDRED MEN.
IT WAS A TERRIBLE TIME OF FAMINE AND ONE OF THE ISRAELITES BROUGHT THE FIRST FRUITS OF HIS LAND TO SUPPLY THE PROPHET’S NEEDS.
THE PROPHET SPOKE A PROPHETIC WORD OF MULTIPLICATION OVER THE FOOD AND IT FED THEM WITH ENOUGH AND LEFT OVER.
I BELIEVE THAT PROPHET ELISHA BLESSED THE OFFERING AS WELL AS THE GIVER AND AS A RESULT GOD GAVE THE WORD THAT THE FOOD WOULD BE MULTIPLIED.
MULTIPLICATION OF RESOURCES IS ONE OUTCOME OF GIVING THE FIRST FRUIT OFFERING.
JESUS DID THE SAME TO THE FOOD GIVEN BY THE LITTLE BOY IN JOHN 6
I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN SAFELY CALL THAT BOY’S MEAL A FIRST FRUIT SINCE IT CONSISTED OF TWO BARLEY LOAVES, WHICH WAS USUALLY USED FOR THE FIRST FRUIT OFFERING IN BIBLE DAYS.
IT WAS CERTAINLY THE FIRST TIME THAT A LITTLE CHILD WAS TO GIVE ALL HIS FOOD TO THE LORD
JESUS BLESSED THE FOOD, BROKE AND MULTIPLIED IT LIKE ELISHA DID
WHAT ABOUT THE OFFERING GIVEN BY THE WIDOW OF ZAREPHATH?
PROPHET ELIJAH’S REQUEST TO FEED HIM FIRST WITH THE LAST BIT OF MEAL COULD BE SYMBOLIC OF A FIRST FRUIT OFFERING BECAUSE IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT SACRIFICE
THIS WOMAN GAVE HER ALL IN THE TIME OF FAMINE
IT WAS ALL THAT SHE HAD LEFT AND SHE WAS GOING TO FEED HERSELF AND HER SON FOR THE LAST TIME THEN DIE
BUT SHE WAS ASKED TO FEED THE PROPHET FIRST AND THAT IS THE KEY TO THIS CORN MEAL BEING A FIRST FRUIT OFFERING
PROPHET ELIJAH SAID TO HER: HE ALSO INSTRUCTED HER THAT SHE WILL NOT LACK IF SHE OBEYED
1 kings 17:13. “… fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son”
PROPHET ELIJAH HAD OBEYED GOD’S COMMAND TO BE FED BY THIS WIDOW
1 KINGS 17:8-14. “And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, :9: Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.:10: So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.:11: And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.:12: And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.:13: And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.:14: For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
IT IS NOT SO EASY TO OBEY THE LORD IN THESE THINGS AND TELL PEOPLE TO BRING SOMETHING WHEN THEY HAVE NOTHING, BUT TRUE WORSHIPPERS JUST KNOW HIS VOICE
BUT IT IS TIME TO TRUST THE LORD AND OBEY HIM WITH YOUR ALL WHOLE HEART THAT HIS BLESSINGS MIGHT BE MULTIPLIED TO YOU IN 2022
ELIJAH MUST HAVE HELD UP THAT FIRST MEAL TO THE LORD
HE MUST HAVE BLESSED IT AND REMINDED HIM OF THE PROMISE TO KEEP THE BARREL FULL OF MEAL AND TO MULTIPLY THE OIL.
THIS WAS AN OFFERING THE POOR WIDOW COULD NOT AT ALL AFFORD, IT WAS HER LAST OF LAST MEAL
JUST AS MANY OF US CANNOT REALLY AFFORD TO GIVE SACRIFICIALLY IN JANUARY
BUT JUST STRETCH YOUR FAITH AND WATCH GOD BLESS YOU FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR
PSALM 34:8 “SAYS “O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO OBEY GOD AND GIVE YOUR FIRST FRUIT , THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY GO ABOUT IT WOULD BE TO PREPARE FOR IT AND BE DETERMINED TO DO IT IN UTMOST REVERANCE AND WORSHIP
ONE WAY OF PREPARING MAY BE TO SAVE SOME MONEY DURING THE YEAR TO MEET YOUR JANUARY EXPENSES
YOU MAY DETERMINE TO GIVE IT IN INSTALMENTS. REMEMBER IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ALWAYA MONEY BECAUSE IT IS A COVENANT ACT OF WORSHIP AND LOVE
IT IS JUST VERY IMPORTANT TO OBEY THAT INSTRUCTION EACH YEAR IF WE WANT TO EXPERIENCE DIVINE ABUNDANCE AND FINANCIAL BREAKTHROUGHS
2) THE ONE WHO RECEIVES THE FIRST FRUIT OFFERING IS EXPECTED TO BLESS THOSE WHO GIVE IT:
EZEKIEL 44:30 : the first of all the first fruits of every kind, and every contribution and offering of every kind, from all your contributions and offerings, shall belong to the priests. you shall also give to the priest the first of your coarse meal and bread dough, so that a blessing may rest on your house
GENESIS 22:17 -18 SAYS “in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.”
3) THE RECIPIENT IS OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL COVERING TO THE GIVER
SCRIPTURES SHOW US THAT THE RECIPIENTS ARE OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL COVERING TO THOSE WHO GIVE ANY FIRST FRUIT OFFERING.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE SON OF THE WIDOW OF ZAREPHATH FELL ILL AND DIED. 1 KINGS 17:17-24 “And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.:18: And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?:19: And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.:20: And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?:21: And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.:22: And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.:23: And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.:24: And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
THE ZAREPHATH WIDOW WAS EXPECTING HERSELF AND SON TO DIE AFTER THEIR LAST MEAL BUT LIFE CAME INTO THE HOUSE INSTEAD OF DEATH
PROPHET ELIJAH WAS OBLIGATED TO RAISE THE CHILD FROM THE DEAD.
IN A SIMILAR MIRACLE ,THE WOMAN OF SHUNEM HOUSED PROPHET ELISHA AND SHE REPEATEDLY RECEIVED A FOUR FOLD MIRACLE
b. THE BIRTH OF A SON,
c. RESURRECTION OF THE SON FROM THE DEAD
d. PROPHETIC RELOCATION IN TIMES OF FAMINE.
e. RESTORATION OF HER LAND AFTER A FAMINE
YOU CAN READ HER STORY IN: 2KINGS 4:8-37 AND IN 2KINGS 8: 1- 6 RESPECTIVELY
MULTIPLICATION ,PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION WILL BE EXPERIENCED BY THOSE WHO OBEY THIS INSTRUCTION
ROMANS 11:16,. “: For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.”
IN THESE DAYS OF SICKNESS, DEATH AND POVERTY YOUR FIRST FRUIT OFFERING ARE YOUR GUARANTIE FOR ALL BLESSINGS IF YOU WOULD WORSHIP GOD WITH IT
4). ALL GIVERS RECEIVE THE PROPHET’S REWARD
JESUS BEAUTIFULLY SUMMARIZED THESE TEACHINGS IN MATTHEW 10: 41. “BY INSTRUCTING US ABOUT THE PROPHET’S REWARD:
“he that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet‘s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.”
THE TEACHING INHERENT IN THIS TEXT IS THAT ANY REWARD RECEIVED OR TO BE RECEIVED BY A PROPHET OR A RIGHTEOUS PERSON IS GIVEN ALSO TO THOSE WHO BLESS THE PROPHET
IN JESUS’ MINISTRY, LAZARUS WAS RESURRECTED BECAUSE MARY, MARTHA, LAZARUS WERE CLOSE TO THE LORD AND THEY MINISTERED TO JESUS,
THE DISCIPLES THEMSELVES ALSO EXPERIENCED DRAUGHT OF FISHES AND THE OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY GHOST AND MANY OTHER MIRACLES.
PETER’S MOTHER IN LAW WAS HEALED FROM A FEVER WHEN HE ALLOWED JESUS TO PREACH FROM HIS HOUSE
I AM SURE THAT WE CAN ADD TO THE LIST OF REWARDS BY SHARING OTHER BIBLICAL AND PERSONAL TESTIMONIES.
COMMUNION AND OFFERINGS LUKE 18:18-30
SCRIPTURES SHOW US THAT THE RECIPIENTS ARE OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL COVERING TO THOSE WHO GIVE ANY FIRST FRUIT OFFERING.
THE PRIMARY RECIPIENT OF OUR SACRIFICES IS THE LORD HIMSELF AND HE RECIEVES AND SANCTIFIES ALL OUR GIFTS AND SACRIFICES AND BLESSES US IN RETURN
MULTIPLICATION ,PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION WILL BE EXPERIENCED BY THOSE WHO OBEY THIS INSTRUCTION
IN THESE DAYS OF SICKNESS, DEATH AND POVERTY YOUR FIRST FRUIT OFFERING ARE YOUR GUARANTE FOR ALL BLESSINGS IF YOU WOULD WORSHIP GOD WITH IT
BE THEY FIRST FRUIT,TITHES AND OFFERINGS, BE THEY OUR PERSONAL SERVICES TO THE LORD IN HIS HOUSE OR IN OUTREACH,THE LORD RECEIVES THEM ALL
MATT:25:34-40
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
MATT 10:40-42
He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
THE LORD IS HONOURED AS WE OBEY AND GIVE THESE OFFERINGS