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Walking in Spiritual Reality by Relating with God through the Lord’s Feast of Tabernacles
They pursued an active, passionate relationship with God, and strong dynamic, covenant relationships with one another. The high level of engagement they maintained with God and one another further points forward to the great wedding feast of the LORD and His Bride—the marriage supper of the Lamb. (Revelation 19:9) As a result of the active engagement with the Holy Spirit, the prophecy in Isaiah 61 began to be fulfilled: good tidings were preached, many broken-hearted and lame were healed, those in captivity to sin were set free—God was glorified! God’s community of faith, therefore, grew by leaps and bounds. People were certainly witnessing His wonders. Revival broke loose. God still seeks such vibrant, active communities of believers glorifying His name and accomplishing His purposes in the earth. These disciples knew they had realized and experienced something very special. They now had an expanded view and revelation of the fullness of God’s intended purpose and vision spoken to Moses regarding His delivering the children of Israel out from the bondage of Egypt and into the liberty of a revived relationship with Him.
They now understood the true value of being rescued. Their lives had been recovered by God from the corruption of the world—spiritual death—to recover what had been lost—real dynamic spiritual and eternal life in Messiah by the Holy Spirit! As an eight-day celebration, we have the opportunity to spend quality time thinking about all the blessings God has bestowed upon us this year, and all the ways we have been strengthened in faith through our relationship with God. We also celebrate things that may have been recovered or restored, the lives of others we have had an impact upon, and the new character traits God has developed in us that bear the fruit of a transformed life—personal growth; the evidence of the Holy Spirit’s work in our life. We look forward to the next season of growth in the Lord, anticipating new things God may be doing. We also have the opportunity to celebrate the time of ultimate transformation at the time of the Lord's return.
REFLECTION, REALITY AND RESPONSE In what of kind of dynamic fellowship can you participate? How do you think your community of faith can grow? In what ways do you think you can experience such a dynamic life and witness the power of God in your midst? How do you measure personal growth and transformation of character?
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