God’s Cycle of Blessing: First Fruits
Jesus FF CELEBRATION
John 2:1-13
John 6:1-14
John 13-16
Deut. 16:16-”“Each year every man in Israel must celebrate these three festivals: the Festival of
Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Shelters. On each of these
occasions, all men must appear before the Lord your God at the place he chooses, but they
must not appear before the Lord without a gift for him. All must give as they are able, according
to the blessings given to them by the Lord your God.“
Lev. 23; Colossians 2:16-17; Acts 20:6-16; Exodus 23:14-31; Psalm 105:37-45
FIRST FRUITS 2024
I am decreeing (ordering) and declaring (announcing) my Passover First Fruits offering will send
a release of blessing!
PROMISE OF ENCOURAGEMENT: “Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to
acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter
rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.” (Hosea 6:3)
I Decree and Declare that Holy Spirit will bring refreshing and encouragement to me this year!.
PROMISE of DIVINE PROTECTION: “Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the
way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.” (Exodus 23:20)
I Decree and Declare that I will have divine protection over MY family, resources and business!
PROMISE OF NO MORE FEAR AND DISCOURAGEMENT: But if you indeed obey His voice
and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your
adversaries.” (Exodus 23:22)
I Decree and Declare that I will be in correct alignment with the Lord and HE will fight for me!
PROMISE of DIVINE AUTHORITY: “You shall not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor
do according to their works; but you shall utterly overthrow them and completely break down
their sacred pillars.” (Exodus 23:24)
I Decree and Declare that I will have a breakthrough season and new level of Freedom!
PROMISE OF PROTECTION for MULTIPLICATION and LONGEVITY: “No one shall suffer
miscarriage or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days.” (Exodus 23:26)
I Decree and Declare that I am free from all lack and I will be fulfilled this year!
PROMISE OF REDEMPTION OF LOST BLESSINGS:“…who redeems your life from the pit and
crowns you with love and compassion…” (Psalm 103:4)
I Decree and Declare restoration of lost time, resources and relationships that have been
promised by God for me!
PROMISE OF SATISFACTION AND STRENGTH:“…who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagles.” (Psalm 103:5)
I Decree and Declare that I will be satisfied and that my strength and purpose are renewed!
SUPERNATURAL HEALTH AND KINGDOM PROSPERITY: “So you shall serve the Lord your
God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst
of you.” (Exodus 23:25) “…who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases…” (Psalm
103:3)
I Decree and Declare that I will walk in Godly health and Kingdom prosperity!
At least five kinds of firstfruits can be identified in Scripture:
THE FIRST HARVEST
In the Old Testament, God commanded His people to give the first and best portions of the
harvest as an offering to Him (Ex. 23:16; Neh. 10:35). This included grain (Ex. 23:16; 34:22),
olive oil (Num. 18:12; Deut. 18:4), new wine (Num. 18:12; Deut. 18:4), honey (2 Chron. 31:5),
sheep wool (Deut. 18:4), fruit (Neh. 10:35), and even their herds and flocks (Deut. 15:19).
By giving the firstfruits as an offering to God, the Israelites acknowledged that all the harvest—in
fact, everything they had—came from God and belonged to Him. The offering of firstfruits was
likewise an expression of faith that something else—the harvest of the rest of the crop—would
come later. Therefore, the firstfruits offering acknowledged God’s ownership of everything,
expressed thankfulness for His provision, and anticipated what was to come.
ISRAEL
In a symbolic use of the term, Jeremiah called Israel the firstfruits of God’s harvest. “Israel was
holy to the Lord, the firstfruits of his harvest” (Jer. 2:3). Just as the first and choicest crops were
devoted to God, Israel was God’s chosen and set apart people. But the fact that Israel was
God’s firstfruits, not His only fruit, also anticipated other peoples and nations coming to the Lord.
BELIEVERS
In Romans 16:5 and 1 Corinthians 16:15, the first converts of a particular area were called “the
firstfruits.” Some translations use the term “first converts,” but literally it is “firstfruits” (KJV), the
same word used in 1 Corinthians 15:20.
James 1:18 uses the term with reference to believers: “By his choice, he gave us birth by the
word of truth so that we would be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.” The new birth we have
experienced is only a preview of the day to come when He will make all things new in a new
heaven and a new earth.
THE HOLY SPIRIT
Paul said we “have the Spirit as the firstfruits” (Rom. 8:23). The Holy Spirit is a foretaste, the first
installment of our future glory. He is God’s the pledge of more to come in our resurrection life.
JESUS
When Paul said Jesus is “the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep” (1 Cor. 15:20), he was
drawing an analogy between the Old Testament offering and Jesus’ resurrection. As the Old
Testament firstfruits symbolized and consecrated the entire harvest that was to follow, Christ’s
resurrection was the foretaste of the resurrection of all believers yet to come. His resurrection is
our assurance that one day all believers will be raised from the dead and will receive new,
resurrected bodies.
“Where, death, is your victory? Where, death, is your sting?” (1 Cor. 15:55)
God want to Free up
Time
Attitude
Finances
Psalm 105:23-26; 37-45
23-27
”Then Israel arrived in Egypt; Jacob lived as a foreigner in the land of Ham. And the Lord
multiplied the people of Israel until they became too mighty for their enemies. Then he turned
the Egyptians against the Israelites, and they plotted against the Lord’s servants. But the Lord
sent his servant Moses, along with Aaron, whom he had chosen. They performed miraculous
signs among the Egyptians, and wonders in the land of Ham.
37-45
The Lord brought his people out of Egypt, loaded with silver and gold; and not one among the
tribes of Israel even stumbled. Egypt was glad when they were gone, for they feared them
greatly. The Lord spread a cloud above them as a covering and gave them a great fire to light
the darkness. They asked for meat, and he sent them quail; he satisfied their hunger with
manna—bread from heaven. He split open a rock, and water gushed out to form a river through
the dry wasteland. For he remembered his sacred promise to his servant Abraham. So he
brought his people out of Egypt with joy, his chosen ones with rejoicing. He gave his people the
lands of pagan nations, and they harvested crops that others had planted. All this happened so
they would follow his decrees and obey his instructions. Praise the Lord