*OBSERVING THE SABBATH AND THE FESTIVALS*
Today's Topic:
OBSERVING THE SABBATH AND THE FESTIVALS
📖 Bible Reading:
Leviticus 23:1-8, NLT:-
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1 The Lord said to Moses,
2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. These are the Lord’s appointed festivals, which you are to proclaim as official days for holy assembly.
3 “You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of complete rest, an official day for holy assembly. It is the Lord’s Sabbath day, and it must be observed wherever you live.
4 “In addition to the Sabbath, these are the Lord’s appointed festivals, the official days for holy assembly that are to be celebrated at their proper times each year.
5 “The Lord’s Passover begins at sundown on the fourteenth day of the first month.
6 On the next day, the fifteenth day of the month, you must begin celebrating the Festival of Unleavened Bread. This festival to the Lord continues for seven days, and during that time the bread you eat must be made without yeast.
7 On the first day of the festival, all the people must stop their ordinary work and observe an official day for holy assembly.
8 For seven days you must present special gifts to the Lord. On the seventh day the people must again stop all their ordinary work to observe an official day for holy assembly.”
🔑 Key Verse:
“On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no customary work on it”
- Leviticus 23:7
The Message:
These are the days of religious activities. There are so many programmes and activities that are being carried out in the church today. Many people do not even have time for other major things. The question is how many of these programmes are direct instructions from God? Matthew Henry says it is only God’s appointment that makes time holy because He is the Lord over time. “Man may by his appointment make a good day (Est. 9:19), but it is God’s prerogative to make a holy day.” Observation of the Sabbath and feasts is primarily to worship God. People were not to engage in customary work on such days but come to a place of worship to present their offerings to god. What have we turned Sunday or other days of the week to?
Our gathering in the church or anywhere as children of God should be ordered by God. This is what makes it holy. The central focus of our gathering should be to worship God; this is what brings His presence. Our offerings should be according to His instructions; this is what makes them acceptable to Him. Let us stop all religious activities that do not glorify God but always worship Him in spirit and in truth (John 4:24).
Birthday Blessing:
“… I will be an enemy to your enemies and will oppose those who oppose you.”
- Exodus 23:22
Read Bible Through Passage:
Numbers 21; Psalms 60-61; Isaiah 10:5-34; James 4.
Food for Thought:
“There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of every man and only God can fill it.”
–Blaise Pascal
💥Good morning beloved! How was your night?
Today, as you march forward in complete obedience, do well by thanking God for the benefits of the Sabbath and the Passover. May the Lord continue to guide you in the journey of life, in Jesus name.💥 (AMEN).
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