Feb 20

There are a lot of celebrations! I knew being a guy who likes parties was a godly trait! Seriously, there were 4 major feasts that Israel was to celebrate throughout the year and on 3 of them, they were to all gather together. So as Christians we celebrate Christmas, Easter and… Thanksgiving? Three out of four isn’t bad huh?

I have got to see these celebrations as they were, A BIG DEAL! When we celebrate, we do so for 2 hours at church and then an evening with the family, and these feasts lasted a week! I think the point for me is that God wanted people to remember certain things. So He created a culture of celebrations that took planning and effort. These feasts were designed to create a culture of remembrance and a culture of worship. Did I say they lasted a week? As I write I am asking the Lord, what can I do to create a culture like that? I’ll tell you this, whatever the Lord speaks to me, it won’t be a 2 hour Resurrection Sunday service that will create any kind of culture for me, my family and my church family.

There was one thing that was woven into all of these feasts – time off work. Vacation time. We have the culture we have created – work and busyness. If I want God to be my preeminent object of worship, then I am going to have to give Him time. Thinking back to yesterday’s concept of first fruits, I need to give my Lord and Master the first of my day and somehow at least of tithe (first fruit) of my vacation time. Maybe that is a starting point – speak to me Lord.