Deuteronomy 12 says, There, in the
presence of the Lord your God, you and your families shall
eat and shall rejoice in
everything you have put your hand to, because the Lord your God has blessed you.
In these verses, God is lining out the way the people are to live
as they give and and worship together.
What an awesome picture this verse describes. Can you see it?
You and your family are in the presence of the Lord (remember the
presence that leads you and guides you and comforts you?) and you’re eating
together. You’re rejoicing together over
all of God’s blessings in your lives. It’s a great time of celebration!
I’m thinking that on at least one day a year we do this –
Thanksgiving – if we’re lucky. We have
family near and we gather around a huge table of food and we give thanks, at
least for a moment.
But this verse implies that we can celebrate his presence and
goodness in our lives at all times, every time we’re together!
As the holiday season approaches and tensions run high, emotions
rise and fall, let’s purpose to enjoy his presence among each other and celebrate the good
things he’s blessed us with to enjoy – daily – moment by moment – until it’s a
part of our everyday living.
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