Seize the Moment – Day 910

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13
Sep '22

Seize the Moment – Day 910

Posted on Sep 13, 2022 by Jerry Ingalls in Devotions, General |

13
Sep '22

When it’s time to Party – Let’s Eat!

1 Chronicles 16

 

Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Tuesday, September 13.

 

As an ordained Baptist minister, and as an active member of a local Baptist congregation, I can attest to you that we love to eat. Nothing makes a party successful quite like good food, and lots of it!

 

David agreed! He was singing and dancing as the ark of the covenant was brought home (1 Chronicles 15:26-29), and then he had a big party, described in 1 Chronicles 16:1-3:

 

And they brought in the ark of God and placed it inside the tent which David had pitched for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. He distributed to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread and a portion of meat and a raisin cake.

 

At this party, David served up a huge amount of food, not just to those in attendance, but as verse 3 states, “he distributed to everyone of Israel.” Wow! That is a lot of sacrifices to provide that much meat. This was not your typical church pitch-in, this was a fully catered meal, with the Levites on the barbeque.

 

So, it shouldn’t be surprising that when Jesus fed the multitudes (the 5,000 in Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:33-44; Luke 9:12-17; and John 6:1-14; and the 4,000 in Matthew 15:32-39 and Mark 8:1-10), the people wanted to make Him king, as explained in John 6:15,
 
“So Jesus, perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountain by Himself alone.”

 

Jesus knew how to throw a party! Triumphantly, shouldn’t we expect Heaven to be the best party we’ll ever attend! Revelation 19:9 explains,
 
“Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.”

 

Seize the moment and plan a big party, and make sure there is lots of good food for everyone to enjoy! When we break bread together, we are “proclaiming the Lord’s death until He comes” (1 Corinthians 11:26). Maranatha!

 

God bless you!

 

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