04/01/2020
Restoration Members and Esteemed Christians at Large
The fact Remains : God’s Principles remain the same!
Dear Restoration Members and Christians as a whole.
It's often not that we're doing something wrong. It's that we're not doing enough of what is right. God says in His word that my people, good people, perish because of lack of knowledge. Hosea 4:6, “My people perish (are destroyed) for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge.”
You have just entered a new year. And I believe 2020 is going to be a supernatural year for you, a year of seeing God's greatness, but God has a specific way of doing things. You see God Himself all throughout His Word said, “Hey, all first belong to Me!”(32 times) He lays claim to it. He says that first or holy— is the irrevocable giving over to God things that belong to Him, that He lays claim to.
It's what we call the Principle of First Fruits.
It comes from a root word which means birthright(Genesis 49 v 25-29). So, all firstborn belong to God. All first of the harvest belong to God. All first of New Beginnings belong to God… Everything that is a first belongs to God. Think about this in Joshua 7: The children of Israel have just entered in and they've conquered, they've gone across the Jordan. They've conquered and now they're getting to their first city. It's called Ai. And suddenly where they were having victory after victory… they get defeated. Why do they get defeated? The Bible says that Joshua falls down and he begins to cry out and he's praying and God says, Joshua, stop praying, stop crying. He said, Listen, the problem is with Achan and he's touched the cursed thing. What’s a curse mean? It means devoted things. And devoted is the same word as a first fruit. So anytime you touch something that is first, something that belongs to God, it brings admonition, a reprimand, some form of correction or order into our life.
As we have entered January, we recognize that there are two calendars in the earth; God’s Hebraic calendar and the Gregorian calendar we use. January is the first, the beginning of a new year for us in the Western or African world. Let us give to God what belongs to Him, the first hours of our day, the first month of the year, the first of our increase, the first in every area of our life!
In Deuteronomy 16:16 God says, “Do not stand before me empty handed.”
In Leviticus 3 God says, “all first belong to Him,” …all the way through the New Testament there was a practice of first fruits. Anytime there was a first of something, it belongs to God. In fact, when you get into the book of Acts, and you start to really study the early chapters, you understand that it had to do with the First Fruits.
As Christians, when the Word of God clearly states something- we are obedient! And the Bible references first fruits or first things or devoted things no less than 32 times…
“Honor the Lord with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase” (Proverbs 3:9)…
The first represents the total. All firsts belong to God! and there is a reason why… “Honor the LORD with your possessions, and with the first fruits of all your increase; so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow…” (Proverbs 3:9–10 NKJV).
Right now, I declare that your obedience to honoring God will cause your barns to be filled with plenty and your vats to overflow in the name of Jesus!
“When you come into the land which I gave you, and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest” (Leviticus 23:9-10)…
This divine establishment of God’s order is actually the root, the foundation that governs the rest. “For if the first fruit is holy, the lump is also holy; and if the root is holy, so are the branches” (Romans 11:16 NKJV).
God claims the FIRST of ALL THINGS! It rightfully belongs to Him. When we apply the Principle of First Fruits, we see that all firsts should be given to the Lord: the first of the day, week (Sabbath), month, and the first of our harvest. It is a principle…
Jesus declared to us, “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness... all these things will be added to you,” (Matthew 6:33). God adds the “things” to you when the foundation is in place to be built upon. When we honor God with our FIRST FRUITS, He will unlock the ‘things” for the remainder of the year- your 2020 will be A YEAR OF God's Holiness and Laughter (Psalm 37:13.). God will defeat your enemies because He knows it's Judgment day.
You can put God first in every area of your life by:
PRAYING: Give God your first thoughts in the today.
PLANNING: Where do you want to be 365 days from today?
MAKING AN OFFERING: When you give your first fruits offering, you are planting a seed for the remainder of the year. There is a greater portion that awaits you in honor of your first fruits offering!
I challenge you to put First Things First and honor God! I challenge you to start activating the Word by offering God your First Fruits as a seed for your harvest in 2020. I challenge you to set aside time for him every day. Maybe you feel led to fast for a portion of this first month… And although it is going to unlock abundant blessing all around your life, it is first and foremost about honoring God because He is worthy!
As you sacrifice your offering to Him, you set a precedent of what will come. You release a great promise of provision as a result of your obedience. Everyone is to give their very best offering!
According to Ezekiel 44, I will raise your offering up as a sacrifice, believing God to pour out His promises through your obedience! “The best of all the first fruit and of all your special gifts will be given to the priests. You are to give them the first portion so that a blessing may rest on your household” (Ezekiel 44:30).
I want to bless you at the first of this month when you give your very Best First Fruits Offering! With your best first fruits seed today.
When you sow a First Fruits Offering of R200 or more today I will rush you with our daily Devotional Prayer to pray for your needs.We will also be together praying in all our Night Prayers and Fasting Days.
The Year Calendar will be out in two weeks.
TO SOW YOUR FIRST FRUITS OFFERING NOW!
You can sow right now by:
• SOW YOUR FIRST FRUITS OFFERING HERE on my Facebook account Restoration Worship Tabernacle Ministry (page).
• Sending a text message of or Whatsapp on 0734410761 or 0662444893 or 0731721108
• Call Me Apostle Ntshabele Wayne and sow a seed and offering
This year I believe God is instructing me to sow a sacrificial offering of R20O prophetically for the word “Freedom”. Specifically, I feel I am to stand in faith for those whom I have written to today- with this prophetic seed. This message is only going to a few whom I feel called to. Maybe you are to join me in faith and sow that as well, but give your First Fruits to the LORD as the Holy Spirit leads you…
This is for your year. 2020 is a year of God's Holiness and Laughter for you and your house- Don't miss it. God has every “thing” lined up for you- start now until February 07.
Let me hear from you right away and make your “promise to come” a reality! I’m believing God to multiply it in “The Year of God Hollines and Laughter and Celebration” I declare favor over you! I declare freedom over your house. I proclaim this is your year- by your obedience to The Word of God I declare that blessing will overtake you- your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow in the name of Jesus! Why? Because God’s principles remain the same!
Keeping Him First,
By Apostle Wayne Pheko & Prophet B H Ntshabele
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