...In this year of the special tithe you must give your tithes to the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows, so that they will have enough to eat in your towns.
Deuteronomy 26:12 NLT
Firstfruits.
This is a key use of the fiirstfruits...to ensure that the;
Levites (our pastors, people we send as a church)
Foreigners (literally means those without inheritance rights - the refugees)
Orphans (the vulnerable who have no one else)
The widows (those who have lost their partner so are reliant on others now)
The purpose of the tithe of firstfruits was to support those in need in the community.
If we are a kind of firstfruits as James tells us, then these are the people we are called to help.
More than that...who we're here for...
Our purpose.
If you're already in amongst it - great! Keep at it! Don't grow weary in doing good :)
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