Richard Maisenbacher
Here Come the Fall Feasts
We find described in Leviticus 23, God's feasts or His appointed times of celebration and consecration. The Fall Feasts are a time when God wants His people to learn to rest in Him. Let’s review first: The Feast of Passover teaches about God's peace. The Feast of Pentecost instructs us on God's power and the Fall Feasts give understanding about God's rest.
Even though the 30 days (Days of Elul) before the Feast of Tabernacles were a time of repentance and reflection, they celebrated the final ingathering of the harvest whereby God blessed the people for the year. The fruit of the land had been harvested, so the people could now rest from their labors. It was a time of great rejoicing! They would celebrate and thank God in advance for the next harvest.
The Fall Feasts emphasized a rest with the Lord; however it did not necessarily mean to literally lay down and do nothing. Rest meant to continue to be intimate with Him, staying involved in the normal work of the Kingdom, while continuing with their occupation, family, study, prayer and ministry.
The dates for this year’s Fall Feasts 2024 are:
Rosh Hashanah (Feast of Trumpets) Beginning of the New Year - October 2-4th (Weds. - Friday)
Days of Awe -Include the 10 days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur October 2- 11th (Weds. - Friday)
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) A Day of Fasting October 11-12th (Friday-Saturday)
Sukkot or Feast of Tabernacles/Booths – October 16- October 23rd -(Weds. to Weds.)
God is working behind the scenes during this time of transition, restoration and reformation. I know during this Fall season God is going to move in a great way, increasing His harvest by transforming His people. This will also automatically have an impact on the seven mountains. I do not know how it will play out, but I still believe there is a correction coming to level out the playing field and begin to restore what has been stolen from His people.
We find in John 7:37-38 the words of Jesus included in John’s letter: “Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, ‘If any man is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, From his innermost being shall flow rivers of living water.’”
Enjoy the Feasts of the Lord and look forward to this New Year! “Now to Him who is able to do exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,” we thank you Lord! (Eph. 3 :20)
In His Covenant Love,
Richard
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