Tuesday 10 January: Honor the Lord  

A: Proverbs 3:1-10 – Long life, peace alongside ‘favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man’; God’s direction, good health, and provision are the wonderful promises for wisdom. It is wise to obey God – trusting and honouring Him. ‘Firstfruits of all your increase’ means giving God the first portion of whatever we receive.  

Giving our firstfruits shows our faith and trust in God as our:  

• Creator. God made everything and in Him is life. (John 1:1-4) 
• Sustainer. Jesus ‘the brightness of His glory’ and ‘express image of His person’ sustains everything through His powerful word. (Hebrews 1: 3) 
• Redeemer. Jesus redeemed us to God by His blood. (Revelation 5:9)  

‘Let God’s portion be first set apart.’ (Ellen G. White, Counsels on Stewardship, p.81) 

A: We learn to trust God and in His promises during hard financial times even while we are seeking to be faithful, the barns and vats are not full by:  

• Meditating on God’s promises to provide for us so that we operate in faith not by what we currently see.  
• Remembering all the times God has provided in the past.  
• Exercise faith in our actions no matter how we feel and how difficult it may be

When we do this, we are seeking God first and He promises us all things will be added onto us.