[Today: Deuteronomy 26]: Faithfulness in the First Fruits. Does God still ask for the first fruits in our life? Are the Old Testament requirements regarding giving carried over in the New Testament? Can we find the practice of tithing in the early centuries of the church of the New Testament record? Does it matter where we give or how much? Do we give only after all our own expenses are met, or do we give beforehand, trusting God for the remainder to meet the need? What about the tithe? What did Jesus teach about the tithe? In this chapter, the people are instructed in the manner in which first fruits were to be given and what God’s promise was to those who responded with cheerful obedience.