First Fruits n Tithes =)

Talking to my friend Tina awhile ago made me realize and reflect many things. Tina is amazing really... one of a kind... I mean sobra... she knows alot of things -from tips to toe, business so on. Marami kaming napag-usapan, how to earn money, have a better carreer, good salary and so on until she mentioned the so called "First Fruit" principle. This gal has been earning dollars hahaha! literally.. she told me giving tithes and first fruits to the church is one of her secret in earning every dollar/bucks.
Napaisip naman ako.. :)

tama nman talaga...

Christians are aware of the practice of giving tithes to the church as an offering.

A tithe (from Old English teogoþa "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a (usually) voluntary contribution or as a tax or levy, usually to support a Jewish or Christian religious organization. (mentioned in the book of LEVITICUS, NUMBERS, DEUTERONOMY so on..)

but the principle "first fruit" is different. "Tithe literally means a tenth. First Fruits means to appropriately mark as a male. Which according to God's word the first male born of each womb belongs to the Lord. This is completely different from tithing."

They say, dapat ang unang sahod ay ibigay sa parents, pero much better if we'll offer it to the Lord as a sign of thanksgiving.. wholeheartedly -without any doubts- ... And God will bless you in hundred fold.
.. money, whether we agree or not is very important...very as in... na kung wala ito, mahihirapan tayong mabuhay. Sa hirap ng panahon ngayon? sino ba gaganahang magbigay ng offering?
ngayon napagtanto ko... totoo, when you offer to God a part or portion of everything you own/posses, you have nothing to worry about.

My parents give their tithes and pledges every sunday even during harvest so on... mahirap lang talaga kami, My 3 siblings were both in college pero nakakaraos parin. God has provided us..
I just don't know if my parents were practicing the so called "First Fruit" principle... basta ako, I'll make use of it...

"The first-fruits of the ground were offered unto God just as the first-born of man and animals."

Every individual, besides, was required to consecrate to God a portion of the first-fruits of the land (Ex. 22:29; 23:19; 34:26; Num. 15:20, 21).

Feb. 06,08