The Feast of Dedication

Starting Sunday evening, December 6, The Feast of Dedication will commence. This is an 8 Day Celebration that is celebrated by the Jews. It is not one of the major Jewish feasts that are identified in the Old Testament. But it is noted in the New Testament, and was a Feast that was actually celebrated by Jesus (John 10). Therefore, if it was worth Jesus celebrating it, and the Holy Spirit taking time to record it in Scripture, then it's still worth the Body of Christ acknowledging it as well.

This Feast is generally recognized as Hanukkah, and is looked at as a Jewish parallel to Christmas. However, this is not the case. The historical aspects of this Feast are quite inspiring (which you can research on your own), but what strikes me about this particular Feast is the focus and the timing. This is the Feast of Dedication. This is a time like never before that we truly need to be Dedicated to the Lord. This is not the time to play. This is not the time to be waddling in habits and behavior that we know is outside of the Divine Will of God. This is not the time to be resisting the Revealed Will of God for your life. This is the time to be completely submitted and sold out to the Lord. Whatever you have to do to be in complete alignment with the Lord, now is the time to do it. I strongly urge you, whatever it is or has been that the Spirit has been convicting you of, Repent. If I can say it like this, the Lord's not playing (Acts 17). This Feast should be a time to Consecrate ourselves unto the Lord as this year comes near a close.

The last thing saints, these are some perilous times that we are living in right now. With the terror attacks in Paris, the shootings in Colorado and California, we are living in very dangerous times. None of this is coincidence. I've said it for months now, when you turn your back on God, Divine Judgment is inevitable. But can I tell you something? It's far from over. The Father is lifting His Hand off America. Not to punish us, but to call us back to repentance so that as a nation, we will turn back to Him. Now is the time to make sure that you are covered by the Blood of Jesus. Now is the time to renew our Dedication to Him.