At the end of September, Jewish people throughout the world started an eight day long celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles also known in Hebrew as Sukkot. At the end of Leviticus 23, our Lord God instructed the Israelites to build a booth made of leafy branches of palms and poplars to live in the booth for seven days. They were to do this to show their descendants that the Israelites lived like this when God brought them out of Egypt.
Today, Jewish people construct a booth or Sukkah in order to eat their meals and study the Word of God together under its fragile roof for one week. Exodus 16:4 reveals that God provided for their daily food in the wilderness and Deuteronomy 29:5 shows that God also provided for their clothes which did not wear out. Today, when you travel in Israel you will notice extra large balconies on apartment buildings that provide the room necessary to build a Sukkah.
A Sukkot lesson is that we as God's people are but sojourners here and we are just passing through this material world. Additionally, Sukkah also reminds God's people of their total dependence on Him. No matter how sturdy our structures might seem, they offer no protection outside of God's care. It is God's presence, His care, His protection and His provision that keep His people safe.
As the temperatures are getting colder, we are reminded that soon we will celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Important lessons I learned as a young Christian many years ago were to spend time each day with our Lord God praising Him, worshiping Him, repenting of our sins but especially in giving thanks for all He provides each day. Everyday should be Sukkot or Thanksgiving Day for all of us! Amen and Amen!
May The Lord Bless You And Keep You This Day And Each Day,
Frank
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