Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. (James 1:18)
The literal meaning for first fruit is the first of the best kind, in other words the best. God loved us so much that in Christ He made us nothing less than His own first fruits. Our God is the most highest and He always reserves the first fruit for Himself. Not only he made us His righteousness, He made us holy and consecrated for Himself. We are His first fruits. In the time of Old Testament, the Israelites were those whom God considered His first fruits and when the Egyptian pharaoh had enslaved Israelites and was not willing to set them free, God brought judgment upon the Egyptians and all the first born of Egyptians died. Even today, any evil that tries to stand against you dies because you are God’s first fruit.
Now that you know that you are His first fruit, it’s your responsibility to live your life for Him. He has reserved you out of the world system that your life may be such which is reserved to be a testimony of His greatness. He has kept you aside to make you strong, rich and great irrespective of world’s situation. You are God’s first fruit and therefore no economic recession can ever impact you, no plague, no Ebola, no corona virus, no dengue or any other kind of contamination can ever have the power to destroy you!
Live in this new and fresh empowering knowledge that you are God’s first fruit! Yield yourself to him more and fly higher and higher each day (Romans 6:13).
Confession:
Thank you Father for giving me birth through your word and for making me your first fruit. I yield myself to you to be used by you as an instrument of righteousness in spreading the hope, love and the light which I have received of you.