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Finding Significance by Relating with God through the Lord’s Feast of TabernaclesSummary The Feast of Sukkot (Tabernacles) is the most joyous feast celebration, lasting eight days. It marks a time of rest, remembrance and reflection on God’s divine sovereignty and providence, His goodness and power. It is celebrated at the end of the harvest season. The feast has a dual significance: historical and agricultural. Historically, it commemorates the forty-year period during which the children of Israel were wandering in the desert, living in temporary shelters, or booths. Agriculturally, it is a harvest festival, and is sometimes referred to as the Festival of Ingathering. As the Pilgrims who came to America were looking for a way to express their gratitude towards God for their survival and for the harvest, it was this feast described in the Scriptures that inspired their celebration—what has become the American tradition of Thanksgiving. The LORD satisfied the debt for our sins. He redeemed us from dead works. He lifted the burden of guilt and condemnation. He invited all who believe to be joined with Him, and receive His peace.
Life Application Questions How much rest time do you devote to remembering and reflecting upon all that the LORD has accomplished for you, and all the ways God has blessed you? In what ways do you apply the LORD’s yoke and truly rest in His love? What specific times can you appoint in your day and week to devote to resting in God’s love, reading His word, and receiving His encouragement, peace and refreshment?
Scripture References Leviticus 23:33-44; Psalm 63:6; 77:6-12; 119; Matthew 11:28-30; Hebrews 3:7-4:13 |
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