March 2 - Position Yourself As Gods Firstfruits To Accessing God’s Treasure Chamber.

🕯Theme: Position Yourself As Gods Firstfruits To Accessing God's Treasure Chamber. 
  
  
  📖Texts: Exodus 19: 6, Deuteronomy 7: 6, Deuteronomy 28: 9, 1 Peter 2: 9
  
  
  Introduction:
  Every Truly Born Again In Christ Has Been Positioned As God's Treasuered Possession Ie God's Firstfruits.
  
  Firstfruits Is A Place Of Invincibility. 
  Firstfruits Is A Place Of Dominion. 
  Firstfruits Is A Place Of Possession.
  
  
  > God Is Very Much Obessed And Passionate About The Position Of The First > Because 
   The First Of Everything Is A Waymaker > 1 Corinthians 15: 20 & 23
  
  
   Is The Model> God Want To Use You And Your Firstfruits As A Model
   Is The Pathway > As A Pathway 
   Is The Pointer > As A Pointer
  
  
   Is The Redeemer > As A Redeemer 
  @ God Has A Special Interest In The First.
  
  
  [  ] Application 
  
  > Be The First To Live Differently 
  > Be The First To Set The Good Example For Others To Follow.
  
  > Be The First To Be Truthful, Honest, Sincere,
  
  
  > Be The First In Obedience 
  > Be The First In Your Position, Attitude And Association
   What Does It Mean To Be The First?
  @ Being Wholly Devoted And Passionate About God And What Concerns God > Telling God, I Dey Your Back
  * The Levites > Exodus 32: 25 - 34  > They Quenched The Wrath Of God
  * Phinehas,  Grandson Of Aaron > Numbers 25: 1- 19 Psalm 106 : 29 – 31
  
  
  I. The Power Of The First > How Go Values The First
  1. The  Final Plague The Crushed Pharaoh's Pride And Destroyed The Powers That Empowered Him > The Striking Of The First Borns Of Egyptians Exodus 11: 1, Exodus 12 : 12 - 13, 31.
  
  
  2. Abraham's Obedience To God's Demand For Isaac ( The Only Begotten  ) As Abraham's Firstfruits To God, Qualified Abraham And His Descendants Into Gods Treasure Chamber > Genesis 22 > Hebrews 11: 17- 19.
  
  
  3. What Turned The Battle In Favour Of The Moabites Was When Their King Offered His First Son As Firstfruits > 2 Kings 3: 26-27.
  
  
  4. What Qualified Abels Sacrifice For Acceptance And Disqualified Cains Was The Issue Of Firstfruits > Genesis 4
  > God Demanded The First Borns > Exodus 13: 2
  > God Demanded The Firstfruits Of Everything
  
  
   Application 
  @ Give Yourself Out As Gods First Born > Firstfruits 
  @ Give God The First Of Everything 
  @ Let Jesus Occupy The First Place In Your Mind, Mouth And Manner.
  
  
  Ii. Three Things That Qualify And Disqualify You From God's Treasure Chamber 
  1. Your Position > Your Position Is Not Automatic 
  A. Adam Was The Firstfruits ( First Adam ) From God To Mankind But He Failed Through Disobedience And Alignment With The Serpent 
  B. Easau Was The First Of Isaac But Attitude Disqualified Him > Genesis 25
  C. Reuben Was The First Born Of David.
  
  
  D. Cain Was The First Born Of Adam And Eve.
  
  
  E. Israel Was The First Born Among Humankind But Because They Rejected Christ, The Church Came Into Being.
  
  
  2. Your Attitude > 
  > Isaac Qualified Himself When He Willingly And Wholeheartedly Offered Himself As The Firstfruits Of His Father Abraham > Genesis 22 > Isaiah 53: 7
  > Jacob's Attitude Qualified Him For His Brothers Position > Genesis 25: 21 - 26, 31 Right In The Womb He Aimed At The Top And The 
  Best While The Brother Esau Trivialised His Position 
  
  
  > Abel's Attitude Qualified Him > Hebrews 11:4
  > David Strongly Desired To Build The Temple But His Attitude In What He Did To Uriah's Wife And To Uriah Himself.
  
  
  3. Your Association 
  > Lots Association With Abraham 
  Iii. Communion To Engage The Striking Angel > Exodus 11: 1, Exodus 12: 12 - 13, 31, Acts 2: 22- 24,
  >Jesus Took The Cup Before Facing Death.
  
  
  > Communion Engages The Striking Angel,  The Victory Angel Against Death
  Iv. Special Appeal For The I Am Temple > 1 Chronicles 29; 1 - 19 ( 11 - 14 ).