Three times you shall keep a feast to Me in the year: Ex 23:14
You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread... Ex 23:15
and the Feast of Harvest, the firstfruits of your labors which you have sown in the field; and the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year... Ex 23:16
This week Pastor is talking about the three feasts of Passover. While he quickly explained the three feasts I will not take the time to do so here. The real topic for this week is the seven promises God makes to the Nation Israel if they obey Him and keep the feasts. To hear Pastor Stan's explanation and the entirety of the sermon follow the link below to the podcast.
Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared. Ex 23:20
This is a powerful promise because here God not only promises to send Angels to keep us on the right path in life, but that path will take us to the "place" He has prepared.
"In My Father's house are many mansions; [fn] if [it were] not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. John 14:2
So in Exodus there are two meanings of what the place is. On earth He is promising to lead the Israelites into the promise land but He is also promising that we will go to God's House that Christ has prepared for us. In Exodus the Jews must obey the feasts, in John 14:1 we must believe. Think about this, not only is God promising to be with us throughout every day of our lives to show us the right way to go, but He is also working ahead to prepare a "place". Here on Earth this means that blessings await all of God's children, we need only to believe and obey Him while staying on the path He has set before us. Pastor has said many time that God wants us to have success here on Earth.
It is important to pause here and clarify one common misunderstanding. Success means different things to each of us. For some it might mean wealth, but for others wealth could be destructive. God knows what is best for each of us, but He does desire that we do not live in want. So Pastor Stan has said many times that God wants us to have good relationships, enough to eat and good health.
This is the first of seven posts covering the seven promises God made in Exodus 23.
Recommended reading: Exodus 23 and John 14.
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