Wave and Stand

Standing firm in what we heard and believed from God.

Did Jesus give Himself as a firstfruit and stop standing in believing more fruit to come?

1 Corinthians 15:20 (NASB95)

20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep.

No. Jesus was believing there would be more fruit after Him.

Acts 7:55–60 (NASB95)

55 But being full of the Holy Spirit, he gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; 56 and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened up and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” 57 But they cried out with a loud voice, and covered their ears and rushed at him with one impulse. 58 When they had driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and the witnesses laid aside their robes at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” 60 Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” Having said this, he fell asleep.

Jesus was standing at the right hand of God.

I see it that He was standing and excited to see a second fruit.

It meant their would be many more would no longer be asleep.

Many more will will do what Love does.

Many more who will be one with Him.

Here are some reminders of the fruit we are looking for.

As we go through these Ask Holy Spirit to highlight what has or is happening and what to stand on.

7 Blessings of Firstfruits: Found in Exo 23:20-30

Blessings of Firstfruits:

He will send Angels to guard you.

He will destroy the ites in your life

He will bless your food and water.

He will remove sickness from your life.

He will protect you from miscarriage and barren lands.

He will turn your enemies backs to you and drive out enemies little by little.

He will make you Fruitful and give you a defined promise land.

If you have had bad things happen that do not line up with these blessings, we need to stand together in faith for these things.

Proverbs 3:9–10 (NASB95)

9 Honor the Lord from your wealth And from the first of all your produce; 10 So your barns will be filled with plenty And your vats will overflow with new wine.

We are to wave our offering before God in trusting Him more than what He as already given us.

We stand in faith knowing that our fruit comes from Him.

When standing in His promises we also keep in mind it is about barns and vats overflowing.

In other words it is about feeding others.

He blesses us so we can be His blessing to others.

Closing:

Stand in faith for what He spoke to you.

Be on the look out for those promises to be fulfilled even outside what you thought.

Celebrate any sign of new fruit.

Activation:

Pray for each other to stand in Faith and to be able to see the fruit when it comes.

Other Resources:

Leviticus 23:9–11 (NASB95)

9 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 10 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land which I am going to give to you and reap its harvest, then you shall bring in the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest. 11 ‘He shall wave the sheaf before the Lord for you to be accepted; on the day after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.

Exodus 23:20–30 (NASB95)

20 “Behold, I am going to send an angel before you to guard you along the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared. 21 “Be on your guard before him and obey his voice; do not be rebellious toward him, for he will not pardon your transgression, since My name is in him. 22 “But if you truly obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. 23 “For My angel will go before you and bring you in to the land of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hivites and the Jebusites; and I will completely destroy them. 24 “You shall not worship their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their deeds; but you shall utterly overthrow them and break their sacred pillars in pieces. 25 “But you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from your midst. 26 “There shall be no one miscarrying or barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days. 27 “I will send My terror ahead of you, and throw into confusion all the people among whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you. 28 “I will send hornets ahead of you so that they will drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites before you. 29 “I will not drive them out before you in a single year, that the land may not become desolate and the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. 30 “I will drive them out before you little by little, until you become fruitful and take possession of the land.