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Hos 13:5 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. Hos 13:6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me. Hos 13:7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them: Hos 13:8 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them. Hos 13:9 O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help. Hos 13:10 I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? Even in trials, we are admonished TO NOT FAIL to follow God's Instructions...

Psa 44:14 Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people. Psa 44:15 My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, Psa 44:16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger. Psa 44:17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. Psa 44:18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; Psa 44:19 Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death. Psa 44:20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; Psa 44:21 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Psa 119:92 Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction. Psa 119:93 I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me. Psa 119:94 I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts. King David recognized that LIFE was in keeping God's Commandments.. real good and wholesome human life... and even as a projection, eternal life. Lev 23: 1- 1- Remember to assemble where GOD Places His Name. Tithing and to tithe to finance the keeping of the Festivals. Deu 14:22 Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year. Deu 14:23 And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always. Deu 14:24 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee: Deu 14:25 Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: Deu 14:26 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, Pagans worshipped on every mountain top and valley and orchard.. .but God wants us to go to the PLACE WHERE AND WHEN He commands us to be. As we close in on the end of the age we need to keep these feasts MORE AND MORE.

Heb 10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Heb 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. God is NOT mocked. Some think we can have salvation while disregarding God's Law, we are only fooling ourselves. GOD reads the heart. If the Heart is Right... [ inward parts, Psalms ] Keeping the Feast... so we always FEAR GOD ALWAYS... as a state of being toward HIM!!!! Whe a person LOOSES the fear of God, they begin to ignore the warnings of the Bible. The warnings from the pulpit are set aside also. IF I do not warn YOU, God will HOLD ME Accountable for YOU.. .and that bothers me a lot. Standing here before you would have been MY LAST CHOICE of professions in a list of a 1000. REMEMBER TO PLAN FOR THE FEAST OF GOD. Do not get in a cavalier attitude regarding God's Feasts or the Sabbath. Always you must be engaged in your minds in the PLAN of God. Being caught unAwares regarding these Feasts will lead to being caught Unaware in the upcoming and terrifying events. Think about all you have to plan for the Feast, money, transporation, places to see, meals, services, activities. All needs to be planned and prepared for... as in preparing for the KOG... building the right facets of character.

Do our LIFE Problems serve as indicators of our focus or lack of it regarding seeking FIRST the KOG REMEMBER THAT WE ARE SOJOURNERS IN THIS LIFE When we go, we stay in places out of our comfort zone... we stay at new and temporary surroundings so that we realize that we are sojourners on this earth. Lev 23:34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD. Lev 23:39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath. Lev 23:40 And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. Lev 23:41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month. Lev 23:42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths: Lev 23:43 That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. Lev 23:44 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD. The booths were temporary dwellings... remember they already lived in tents as they meandered through the wilderness.

John 18:36; Paul also said our citizenship is currently in heaven. All the patriarchs of God realized they were just passing through. Heb 11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. Heb 11:9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: Heb 11:10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Heb 11:13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. Heb 11:14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. Heb 11:15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. Heb 11:16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. WE have to prepare ourselves and keep the vision and focus. BE REMINDED OF WHAT IS IMPORTANT The Book of Ecclesiastes tells us what is most important in life. King Solomon tried to live life in a deep pursuit of things he should not have... other religions of his wives which turned his heart from GOD.

Ecc 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Ecc 12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. REMEMBER GOD IS THE SOURCE OF ALL BLESSINGS If you have a blessing that has come to you in your life, it has come from God. A glass of cold water... a beautiful sunset. Jas 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Jas 1:18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. The Feast Reminds us of this every single year. 1Jn 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 1Jn 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 1Jn 3:24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. God is pleased with us if WE listen to His instructions and live by them and HE will bless us accordingly. REMEMBER THAT GOD IS BUILDING A FAMILY As I was growing up I was surrounded by older people, WWII veterans etc... learned to relate to them, their stories and "living history"... At the FEAST God is weaving a tapestry of people as ONE FAMILY...

Mat 12:46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. Mat 12:47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. Mat 12:48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? Mat 12:49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! Mat 12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. Eph 3:7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. Eph 3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; Eph 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: Eph 3:10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, Eph 3:11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: Eph 3:12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. Eph 3:13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. Eph 3:14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Eph 3:15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, Can hardly imagine what the FEAST will be like in the Kingdom with all the availability of what will be then. WE MUST keep them to be reminded of WHAT He has for us... the importance to our salvation.