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Daily Devotion: Deuteronomy 16:16-17

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Deuteronomy 16:16-17    "Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty: (17) Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee."

These instructions were given for the times of assembling the men together each year for worship.  They were to go to the place which God would choose. God placed His name in Jerusalem and the temple was built there. In time, this was the place they were to go three times a year to observe sacrificial worship. They would take their animals that had been specified as acceptable sacrifices unto the Lord.

They were to go for "the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles."  The feast of unleavened bread was the feast of Passover. They would hold in remembrance the time God brought them out of bondage with a great deliverance. The feast of weeks was a feast to observe thanksgiving unto the Lord for a bountiful harvest. The feast of tabernacles was a remembrance of how the Lord provided for them in the forty year journey through the wilderness.

How does this relate to us? First and foremost, Jesus Christ is the Passover Lamb.  When we meet to worship, we come through the perfect offering of the Blood of our Lord who gave His life for us. We have eternal life through the shed blood of Christ our Saviour!

We honor our Lord who blesses us with both material and spiritual blessings. He provides our daily bread. He bountifully provides every need that we have each day.  He is the fulfillment of all of these feasts. We sit with Him in heavenly places as we come together to worship in Spirit and in truth.

The people of Israel were to observe these as remembrance of where God brought them from. We also hold in remembrance the fact our Lord Jesus has delivered us from the bondage of our sins. The Lord brought us from that helpless state to the place of being children of the most High God.

We praise and honor Him!!

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