Good Morning Friends,
“Celebrate the Feast of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year. Three times a year all your men are to appear before the Sovereign Lord, the God of Israel. I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the Lord your God.” (Exodus 34:22-24)
The men of Israel were to gather before the Lord three times each year. The Feast of Passover is mentioned earlier, now He adds the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Ingathering. These were to be times to remember what the Lord had done for them, to renew their relationship and commitment to Him, and to celebrate before Him. These would be so important because they would be so prone to forget and wander away from the Lord.
God made a promise during those three special times each year. All of the men of Israel would leave their land, their houses, their possessions unguarded and travel to Jerusalem. It would be an opportune time for some enemy to invade the nation and capture part of the land. God’s promise was that if they were faithful to come before Him, He would be faithful to protect their land while they do so. Enemies would not invade their land during those feast times, no one would even think to do so, no one would even covet the land.
Jesus gave a promise to us that would have a similar result in our lives. “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” (Luke 6:38) If we freely give to the Lord whatever He asks from us, He will pour back into our lives far more blessings than we have given up.
We must come into a relationship with God willing to sacrifice whatever is required. No matter the sacrifice, a relationship with God is worth it! God blessings far exceed any sacrifice we make for Him.
His, by Grace, Steve
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