New Hope Calendar

Stewardship, part 2
First And Best

“Bring the best of the first fruits of your soil to the house of the Lord your God…
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.” – Exodus 34:26a; Proverbs 3:9-10

How to think about priorities…NOT
• God
• Family
• Church
• Work
• Government
• Self
• Other

How to think about priorities…

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?...the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” – Matthew 6:25, 32-33

“The secret of true obedience is the clear and close personal relationship to God. All our attempts after full obedience will be failures until we get access to his abiding fellowship. It is God’s holy presence consciously abiding with us that keeps us from disobeying Him. I must consciously include the Lord in every thought, activity, and conversation until the habit is established.” – Andrew Murray

Demonstrating who and what is pre-imminent in my life…
• How can I better honor the Lord’s place over my life?
• What should giving him “the first and the best” look like in me?