First Fruits

A kind gardening friend of ours has allowed us priveleged access to fresh tomatoes and okra, this our first summer in Fannin county. What a treat!

Last night we sat down to a vegetable dinner; fresh fried okra, slice tomatoes, corn, and green beans. It was our first okra of the season and Top-hand did a tremendous job frying it to perfection {with a dash of B.D. of course}. I was immediately inspired to text a friend of mine just to let him know how {Oh Baby!} great it was. His reply, "save some" ~ my retort... Sorry.

Tonight we fried some of that same okra, a day after being picked and layed out, and... it was very "good", but not... First Fruits. I commented to Top-hand that we likely had enough to share tonight :0) Then, it occured to me...

Genesis 4: 3-5

"So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the LORD of the fruit of the ground. Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions And the LORD had regard for Abel and for his offering; but for Cain and for his offering He had no regard So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell."

Ah, so that's what "first fruits" are all about... Are we willing to share our very best?!