Only those who have acquired certain rights can claim those rights.
The firstfruits of God, the firstborn or the faithful tithe-givers are aware of their rights.
And when they do not see these rights coming true in their lives, they revolt against that situation.
Their anger does not appear out of nowhere.
On the contrary, it comes from a breach of their pact.
No one, in their right mind, would allow someone to insist on payment when they had not fulfilled their part of the agreement.
This faith guides those who have a pact with God.
It is impossible to have a pact with God and not enjoy the benefits He offers.
It would be like getting married and not enjoying the company of your loved one.
After 24 years of obedience, Abraham said to the Lord:
"Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I go childless...?"
Immediately, the Lord took him outside and told him to look at the starry sky, Genesis 15.
Jacob said to the Lord:
"I will not let You go unless You bless me!"
Immediately, the Lord answered him:
"Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men and hast prevailed,” Genesis 32.26 (KJV).
Faithful tithe-givers, or the firstfruits of God, are also princes of God.
In the faith of Abraham and Jacob, Moses said to the Lord:
"If You treat me like this, please kill me here and now—if I have found favor in Your sight—and do not let me see my wretchedness!” Numbers 11.15.
Following in the same footsteps as Abraham, Jacob and Moses, Gideon said to the Angel of the Lord:
"…if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about...?" Judges 6.13.
Immediately, the Lord answered him:
"Go in this might of yours and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?” Judges 6.14.
Each one had reached their limit. They did not fear for their lives or their family’s lives.
It was all or nothing.
Why is that?
Because they were not merely upset, but felt revolt against the situation they were in.
Gideon’s might was his revolt against that situation.
And this is the kind of faith that takes possession of the promises of God.
It is natural for those who have been wronged to feel revolt.
They carry within themselves a sense of revolt against the one causing the injustice in their lives.
A revolt against the one that slows the fulfillment of the Promises.
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