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Today is day 7 of the 7 days of the Feast of Tabernacles, which is a reminder that God's glory is within us. And tomorrow is the 8th Day, which was the last and greatest day, and the close of the yearly cycle. Tomorrow the yearly cycle starts fresh again. As I was thinking about the close of the yearly cycle I came across Philippians 4 which has a subtitle that reads... Closing Appeal for steadfastness and Unity. As I read through the chapter it was a good review of many things we have discussed this past year.
Here is Philippians 4...
Closing Appeal for Steadfastness and Unity
4 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends!
2 I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. 3 Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest...
Today is day 6 of the 7 days of the Feast of Tabernacles, which is a reminder that God's glory is within us.
I once heard someone say that we can be sitting right next to someone but living in two different worlds. Not only that but two people can be in the exact same situation and respond in completely opposite ways. Last night I was reminded of this while reading Luke 17, where Jesus says that two people will be lying in a bed, one taken and the other left, two women grinding grain together, one taken and one left.
Then this morning I read 2 Kings 6 where Elisha is surrounded by a huge army and his servant is terrified. But, Elisha says "Don’t be afraid. Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
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Today is day 5 of the 7 days of the Feast of Tabernacles, which is a reminder that God's glory is within us.
Lately verses about the all surpassing greatness, power, and grace of God keep coming up.
The definition of surpass means to exceed greatly, go beyond, or transcend reach, capacity, or powers of beauty. God's greatness, power, and grace are unlimited and inexhaustible and only limited by our capacity to receive from him, understand, and put it to work in our lives.
Here are some verses to meditate on to help us magnify his all surpassing greatness...
This Tuesday 9/28 is the the 8th Day of the Feast of Tabernacles. Think of this like the closing ceremony for the Feast of Tabernacles. Once this day was completed the Yearly Cycle started over again. Therefore, this day is symbolic of new beginnings. After Tuesday be prepared because God often starts shifting things around and opening doors to new levels. If this starts happening trust that God is working it for your good. He wants to make you great and the shifts are just part of the process.
This day was called the last great day and in John 7:37-38 it says... On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’" By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since...
Today is day 4 of the 7 days of the Feast of Tabernacles, which is a reminder that God's glory is within us.
In Galatians 2:19-21 the apostle Paul says...“For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. 20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”
By grace we have been given the opportunity to life a new life by faith in the Son of God, who justifies us freely through his grace. But this means putting off our old ways and stepping into this new way of living that trusts and relies on him rather than ourselves.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Today is day 3 of the 7 days of the Feast of Tabernacles, which is a reminder that God's glory is within us. His glory is his presence, power, goodness, and essence of who he is. God is light and love and Tabernacles reminds us that his love has been shed abroad in our hearts and his light shines from within us.
2 Corinthians 4:6-9 says... For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
God living within us is the treasure because no matter what is coming at us, we have an all-surpassing power on the inside that is from God.
As we take communion...
Today is day two of the seven days of the Feast of Tabernacles, which is a reminder that God is living within us. God living in is the treasure. It is the missing piece, that everyone seems to be searching for. One of the greatest keys to receiving our inheritance is having a deeper revelation of grace.
Acts 20:32 says... Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
In the Old Testament the people had to take a lot of precautions to be close to God, but now because of the sacrifice of Jesus, God can live in us.
In today's communion we are asking God for a deeper revelation of his grace.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
P.S. Down below there is a video from the 7 Dates With Jesus Online Course with more information on the Feast of Tabernacles.
Today is the first day of the seven days of the Feast of Tabernacles, which is a reminder that God is living within us. God is light and he wants to fill our bodies with light. A few weeks ago while doing science homework with my kids we were discussing producers and consumers.
Plants take in light from the sun and convert it into energy, which starts the whole food chain. We are supposed to be like trees planted by living water, that also convert God's light into energy. Everything starts from the light, and we have light within us. As we magnify the light more and more on the inside of us through sustaining praise and gratitude through the day we will experience God's light producing through us more and more.
What exactly does it produce? Everything you need... Energy, health, creative ideas, peace, joy, love, and whatever else you need. Everything is hidden in the light, but it must be converted to produce. Jesus said that if we have eyes to...
In Luke 11:33-36 and Matthew 6:22-23 Jesus said that we must be careful that the light within us is not darkness. He said when our eyes are healthy our whole body is healthy and full of light. How can the light within us be darkness? I think it's all about what we are magnifying and focusing on in our lives. All day long we are magnifying either light or darkness by what we think about, talk about, meditate on, imagine, etc.
To magnify the light is to praise and thank God for his greatness, his unfailing love, his faithfulness, and that nothing is impossible for him. Notice it is praise and thanksgiving that keeps us focused on the light. The alternative is we can focus on darkness by focusing on all the problems. It is complaining, gossiping, and venting that starts the whole process. Then as we think and talk about all that is wrong and all the problems they become magnified and darkness begins to grow within us.
Unfortunately, there is darkness, evil,...
Giving and receiving is a big part of our walk of faith. It is more blessed to give than to receive but we must strengthen both sides of the equation and also become good receivers. In Luke 7:36-47 is a story that illustrates this well.
When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.
When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”
Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.”
“Tell...
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