Give Your First And Best!
"Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits 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, NIV
It is a tradition on every occasion where cake is served—
birthdays, anniversaries, graduations,
and especially weddings
that honoree(s) are given the
first slice of the cake. It’s a small
reminder of who is being honored.
Serving the honoree(s) with
the last of the cake would reveal
misplaced priorities.
In the covenant community of Israel, everyone was to honor
God with the first of their harvest. Firstborn sons were set apart
as special to the Lord, and only the purest and best of the flock
were to be offered as sacrifices. It was an act of recognition, a
way of saying to God, “You are the source of all we have; You
are the Honoree in the midst of our harvest.”
While God’s New Covenant with the Church is not bound
by such ceremonial traditions, we are to give ourselves as
“living sacrifices” to God by giving to Him our whole
life—
time, talent, and treasure (Romans 12:1).
Whatever you do today,
“do all to the glory of God”
(1 Corinthians 10:31).
"The end of our election is, that we may show
forth the glory of God in every possible way."
John Calvin
