Give ... of your first fruits, not your left overs

Time, talent and treasure.  These are what God blesses us with.

Time that we would not have if He had not created us individually, or created the Universe and a life-sustaining home for us.

Talent that is innate within us that we had no part in. 

Treasure that comes from Him.  Not for us, though, but for a purpose.

All of our time, talent and treasure is loaned to us by our Father for a purpose.  We must never lose sight of that fact. 

This is our wealth ... our harvest ... that comes from Him.  And to acknowledge this, we should give Him back the best of our time, our talent, our treasure.  This "beat of" is our firstfruit. 

God does not need it.  He does want to know that you know it comes from Him, though.

So, "Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops;  then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine." (Proverbs 3:9-10)

Filled to overflowing.  Brim over.  Give and you shall receive.  These are promises from our God.  Do you believe Him?  More importantly, do you act like it? 

James says, Faith without works is dead.  What is it to say you believe God's promises and not act on them?  Well, that's not true faith at all, is it?

Giving your best back to Him shows that you know "from whence it came".  Are you ready and willing to step out in faith based on His promise, or do you trust in yourself, in man, in the security of money more than Him? 

Put bluntly ... do you tithe?  Do you give above 10%? Of gross?  If not, you may want to ponder "why?"

In what or who do you put your trust?  Where is there a better more sure return on your investment?