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Here is this week's Yearly Cycle Update.
We are still in the 7 Days of the Feast of Tabernacles, which is a time to remember that God is tabernacling with us. Monday 10/17 is what is called the 8th Day, also known as the last great day. In John 7:37-38 it says "Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink. He who believes in Me [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Me], as the Scripture has said, ‘From his innermost being will flow continually rivers of living water.’”
The 8th Day is like a new beginning. The yearly cycle has come to a close and is starting over. It is a reminder of God's grace gives us a fresh start in life. As we cross through this day be prepared because new beginnings mean open doors to new opportunities.
Here is this week's filter(reminder) to write at the top of our journals each day... New beginnings.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
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Today is Day 5 of the 7 Day Feast of Tabernacles, which is like a fall harvest festival, and it's a time to rejoice in the harvest. Tabernacles is a reminder that God is living within us, and he fills all in all.
This month we have been focusing on understanding the times so that we know what is best to do. Part of understanding the times, is understanding that the world is constantly changing. I believe God built constant change into the world so that it keeps nudging us to grow, expand, and become who he made us to be.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us be people who handle change in a beautiful, graceful way by relying on God tabernacling with us. We access grace by faith, and I always think of faith as making us adaptable to change.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
In our health and fitness we must also be adaptable to change. There will be times when we don't have access to our normal meals or workout equipment. In those times we must be ...
Today is Day 4 of the 7 Day Feast of Tabernacles, which is like a fall harvest festival, and it's a time to rejoice in the harvest. Tabernacles is a reminder that God is living within us, and he fills all in all.
This month our focus has been on understanding the times, so we know what to do. Think about how much the world has changed over the last 100 years. The way we live, travel, communicate, do business, and so much more has greatly changed. Part of living a life of faith is how we respond to and handle change. The world is going to continue to change, and God can help us stay ahead of the rate of change, by understanding what is happening, and knowing what to do.
In today's communion we are asking God to help us keep up with and stay ahead of changing times.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
Part of exercise is balancing consistency and variety. We need to be both highly consistent but also include some variety to keep things fresh. Little changes to gr...
Today is Day 3 of the 7 Day Feast of Tabernacles, which is like a fall harvest festival, and it's a time to rejoice in the harvest. Tabernacles is a reminder that God is living within us, and he fills all in all.
Lately I have been thinking about mastering the moment. A big key to our walk with God is learning to become more present and aware of his presence, since he is tabernacling with us. It can be easy to become overwhelmed with our to-do lists, overwhelmed by all that needs to be done tomorrow or next week, overwhelmed by all of the demands of today, or even bogged down by reliving things from the past. And sometimes when we take action we are trying to speed through the moment, just to get to the next one.
Something that has helped me is understanding that I don't have to do everything at one time, just master the moment I am in. Then as we string together one moment to the next it helps us win each day. If you have some giants or mountains in the way...
Today is Day 2 of the 7 Day Feast of Tabernacles, which is like a fall harvest festival, and it's a time to rejoice in the harvest. Tabernacles is a reminder that God is living within us, and he fills all in all.
Lately I have been thinking about the verse from Romans 4:18-21 that says Abraham was fully persuaded that God was able to do what he promised. Part of God filling us is that he wants us to be fully persuaded in him. Here is the scripture...
Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” Without weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb. 20Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, 21 being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.…
In today's communion we ...
Today is Day 1 of the 7 Day Feast of Tabernacles, which is like a fall harvest festival, and it's a time to rejoice in the harvest. Tabernacles is a reminder that God is living within us, and he fills all in all.
Acts 13:52 says, "the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit." This was not a one time thing... they were continually filled.
In today's communion we are asking God to fill us continually with joy and the Holy Spirit.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
The joy of the Lord is our strength, and being continually filled with joy, leads to faster progress in our workouts. Find the joy in movement.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Tonight starts the 7 Day Feast of Tabernacles, which is like a fall harvest festival, and it's a time to rejoice in the harvest. Tabernacles is a reminder that God is living within us, and He wants to fill us to a new level this year.
Luke 10:21 says "At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way."
In today's communion we are asking God to fill us to a new level with His joy.
Today's Health and Fitness Tip
At my gym we used to have a special day during the Feast of Tabernacles called Play Like a Kid Again Day. We would play dodgeball, hopscotch, four square, double dutch jumprope, etc. This time of year, is a reminder that kids have many of the secrets to health. When was the last time we played like kids?
I am prayin...
This month we are focused on understanding the times, so we know what is best to do. The other day was the Day of Atonement, which was a day of fasting with no food or water. As we went through the day of fasting we emptied ourselves. I think of atonement as a deep cleaning and a reminder that Jesus emptied himself so that God can fill us with his spirit, wisdom, and joy.
Phillipians 2:6-8 says "Who(Jesus), existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross..."
Luke 10:21 says "At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pl...
Here is this week's Yearly Cycle Update.
One of our partners once told a story of being on a long hike and being totally exhausted. But then a song by Tobymac started playing and it reinvigorated him. In the song were the words, "empty never felt so full," and they took on a new meaning for him.
We just passed through the Day of Atonement and the 7 day Feast of Tabernacles starts on the evening of 10/9. During atonement we empty ourselves through fasting so that God can fill us to a new level with his Spirit and joy during Tabernacles.
Here is this week's filter(reminder) to write at the top of our journals each day... Tabernacles: Empty never felt so full.
I am praying for you.
Daniel
Recently we passed through the Day of Atonement, which was like the close of the year on God's calendar. As we think of the circle of the year coming to a close, it's important to remember that the circle is not meant to be empty... but filled.
Isaiah 45:18 says, "For this is what the LORD says— he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited— he says: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
In the Old Testament God promised to make the people clean on the Day of Atonement. But we are not meant to be clean and empty out but rather filled with the power of the Spirit.
In Luke 4:14 after Jesus went through the 3 temptations in the wilderness it says "Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country."
Today's communion is a time of gratitude that God wants to fill us with the ...
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