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Dear brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus, part of the growing repentance remnant, members of His flock, of which Jesus is the Shepherd (John 10:16), Jesus being the first to preach His gift of repentance (Matthew 4:17), now calling on each of us also to preach repentance (Luke 24:47).
As we come into the Feast of Tabernacles each day joy is commanded: Leviticus 23:40: "And you shall take of yourselves on the first day the fruit of beautiful trees, branches of palm trees, and willows of the brook; and you shall REJOICE before the Lord your God for seven days."
The joy is appropriate because of our earlier repentance, turning back to God.
There is another Truth, for Jew and Gentile today, members of His Flock (John 10:16).
This Feast anticipates a time soon when He will dwell with those of us prepared as His Bride.
Earlier the Lord spoke to the Israelites in Leviticus 26:9-13: "For I will look on you favorably and make you fruitful, multiply and confirm My covenant with you. You shall eat the old harvest, and clear out the old because of the new. I will set my tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you. I will walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves, I have broken the bands of your yoke and made you walk upright."
As we grow in His holiness as His Bride, as overcomers, we shall again have Him dwell with us, for eternity: " Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.” And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son." (Revelation 21:1-7)
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Yeshua/ Jesus appeared on the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles: "On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified." (John 7:37-39).
So today, you and I, we who have sincerely repented and are disciples of Jesus, now in His Kingdom, with His indwelling Holy Spirit, can each day be channels of spiritual refreshment for others, moving in the ever-flowing fullness of the Holy Spirit-filled life.
Please join me in this prayer: " Heavenly Father, in Jesus' Holy Name, please help me grow in faith to You. Help me be a channel each day of spiritual refreshment to others. Help me receive Your Presence in my mind and heart today. Thank You for Your faithfulness, Lord. Help me take higher ground, all for Your Glory. In Jesus' Holy Name, Amen and Amen."
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