Today is Day 1 of the Feast of Tabernacles. I have been seeing the booth in the spirit that the Hebrews would create and sit under during these feast days. But then it turned into a palm tree and I saw Deborah sitting under this tree and the Lord called it the feast of tabernacles. I then saw Jonah under the vine that the Lord provided for him, same idea. Finally I saw Nathaniel when Jesus saw him sitting under the fig tree and again the Lord said to me, “Feast of Tabernacles”.

On this first day of this feast, I am reading Psalm 119, what a great psalm to start this feast with, because it has over 100 verses and they all have to do with the psalmists love for the word of God. As I sit in my parabolic booth and read Psalm 119, these words sink deep in my soul “How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, Who seek Him with all their heart. They also do no unrighteousness; They walk in His ways.” (Psalm 119:2-3)

The Lord began to share with me how His words are our boundaries. When we live in the boundaries of HIs words, we are safe, provided for and prosperous in every way, but when we go outside of His word, we are no longer safe. The Lord continued and said, “His words are our boundaries and when we are living inside of them, we know we are loved.” Many believers don’t know they are loved by God and I would wager to guess those same believers are not living daily in the words of God.

The challenge modern day Christians face is they want things they are not willing to alter their life for. The psalmist says, “I will meditate on Your precepts And regard Your ways. I shall delight in Your statutes; I shall not forget Your word.” The word of God is a person and that man Jesus the Christ, God the Father and the Holy Spirit who loves us so much more than we know, but to find this love, to experience this love, to know this love, we must live in the boundaries of His word.

Will you join me for this seven day feast and sit under the fig tree, sit under the palm tree, sit under the vine with me as we bring our lives back into the boundaries of God’s word? I know you will have to say no to other appetites, but once you taste and see that the Lord is good, you will lose your appetite for other things. The Feast of Tabernacles is a great time to recalibrate your heart and come back into alignment with the word of God. It will make you feel better. Welcome to the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles.