Tues.’s Devo - The Feasts

Read: Leviticus 22:17-23:44; Mark 9:30-10:12; Psalm 443:1-8; Proverbs 10:19
Every offering to the Lord was to be perfect even from foreigners. God was holy and he was teaching them to be holy.
God had sacred assemblies that he wanted them to observe every year at the same time of the year. They were called his feasts. Passover began on the fourteenth. The number 14 means to recreate. They were to practice these feasts year after year and one day Jesus would fulfill them. He fulfilled Passover when he because the Passover lamb and died for us. On the fifteenth they were to celebrate the Lord’s Feast of Unleavened Bread. The number 15 means grace, freedom, and sin covered. The Feast of Unleavened Bread was last a week and only unleavened bread was to be eaten. Unleavened Bread was fulfilled when the Bread of Heaven went down to Hades and rescued those who were in captivity. The day after the next Sabbath was the Feast of First Fruits. This was fulfilled when Jesus rose from the dead. From that day, they were to count off 50 days and present an offering of new grain. This was fulfilled when God gave the Holy Spirit in Acts 2. The next three feasts have not been fulfilled yet. The Feast of Trumpets will be when Jesus comes back at the blast of a trumpet. The Day of Atonement will be the days of tribulation where people will be given time to repent and come into the kingdom. The last feast is the Feast of Tabernacles which will last a week. During this time the bride will tabernacle with the Lord in heaven. No work is done this whole week and first there is a harvest as God reaps all the souls into heaven. The books will be opened and judgement will be given to the unbelievers and awards will be given to the believers.
In Mark, the disciples were arguing about which one was the greatest. Jesus explained that the one who serves the best and is the most humble will be the greatest. He used a child as an example. The smallest deed we do will be rewarded. But, those that abuse the least will be judged the greatest.
Lord, give us humble hearts to love the least and worship the greatest which is You!