Ahava Love Letter
“Celebrations” “The feasts of the Lord, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts.” (Lev. 23:2 NKJV) |
Dear family of friends,
You love to celebrate, right? Getting together with family and friends, for food, fun and fellowship. All of us love joyous times to party - for a special occasion such as a wedding, graduation, sending one off on a long journey, or simply before or after a sporting game.
The Lord certainly loves to party. He has a big feast planned for all believers, called the Wedding Supper, (Rev. 19:9) which comes after everything is basically “said and done.” (Glad I am going to be there!) I think that big celebration will be the major culmination of all the other feasts that He calls His.
There are seven major ones given to us in the Bible. Three are most widely known: Pesach (Passover), Shavuot (Pentecost) and Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles). As a Gentile believer, who believes in the New and Old Covenants of the Bible, I am learning to join in celebrating the Lord’s feasts. That is what He calls them throughout His Word – His feasts. (Leviticus 23:2, as quoted above.)
As I have read and experienced our Jewish roots these past 30 plus years, I have come to appreciate the very significance of understanding the Lord’s purpose in giving us these holy feasts to share in. Not only have I come to realize the spiritual impact they have on my life, but I also see more and more the purpose in sharing this knowledge with all believers, especially among my fellow Gentiles. (But as the One New Man, we celebrate together with our Jewish brethren!)
Being in Jerusalem during Sukkot has been very special on several occasions for my wife Laurie and I. Participating in the joys of the nation of Israel, along with the thousands of believers who come from all the nations to gather as the Lord enables, have been several of the many highlights of our Christian walk.
“Next year in Jerusalem” is being spoken from my lips again this year. I hope those words are on yours too!
Ahava to my family of friends,
Steve Martin
Founder/President
P.S. Dr. Bill Duerfeldt has written a good article further explain the Feast of Tabernacles. See his article also.
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Ahava Love Letter #34 Date: Oct. 11, in the year of our Lord 2011
hmm, I wonder why none of the New Covenant writers instructed any of the saints or churches to observe the feasts?
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