Celebrations are the seeds that get sown for the next victory while celebrating the current victory. When we cease to stop and celebrate a victory, a breakthrough, a gift, an answered prayer, we just live in a continual cycle of labor that never satisfies.

The Lord commanded Israel to celebrate three feasts a year. These three feasts were at the time of various harvests. The Passover feast was at the time of the Barley or Wheat harvest; The feast of Pentecost was at the time of the Grape or Fruit harvest; and The Feast of Tabernacles was at the Olive harvest. They were commanded to celebrate for seven days. They did not work, they celebrated, they feasted, they sang songs, they enjoyed one another’s company and every male 25 and older was required to be at these feasts in Jerusalem.

Friends, we don’t celebrate well as the American culture. We don’t know how to enjoy the blessings of God that is why we are never satisfied when a victory happens, but rather we so quickly move onto the next prayer assignment, the next thing that needs to be done. Our inability to stop and celebrate people, answered prayers, victories, breakthroughs is an epidemic in our culture that must be broken.

Praise is a weapon, celebration is an act of gratitude, rejoicing is power, and we must learn to stop working and start celebrating. Other cultures do this so well. My husband said in Nigeria they were dancing in the streets yesterday when they got the news of the US Election. We, on the other hand, were told the war is not won and we have to keep praying. Are you kidding me, we must rejoice when God answers our prayers, when we see a breakthrough, when a battle is won.

Celebration is part of the cycle of blessing God gives us and we must learn to celebrate for God is the one who lifts one up and brings one down. He is the decider of who rules nations and when He makes a decision, we must rejoice in His choice for He knows what we need. Our job is to celebrate, not call for another prayer meeting. Come on and celebrate!!!!! Celebration does wonders for your soul, try it you may like it.