Relate and Engage with God According to the Broad Rhythm of Heaven

God originally designed the Feasts of the Lord as a series of special appointed times and ways to engage with Him. Within these appointed times and ways, God hid some very rich treasures. So you can call them love feasts!

On the one hand, they provide a prophetic picture of special opportunities to receive the pour of God’s love and relate with the Lord according to the broad rhythm of heaven– God’s appointed seasons and cycles. So, they serve as visual aids, pointing to multiple dimensions of the grace of God found in living life in relationship and rhythm with our Heavenly Father, Messiah-Lord Yeshua-Jesus, and the living presence of the Holy Spirit.

Therefore, mining the treasures in these Feasts of the Lord will enrich your life and help you gain traction with God. That’s why we designed this devotional as a discovery map. It will help you navigate through life, engage with God and discover nuggets of God’s treasures. It will also help you connect the dots, so to say, and bring God into the equations of your life in a bigger way to see and experience His glory.

This devotional will help you cultivate such a perspective. It will nurture you by helping you intimately relate with God, know the genuine love of God and experience fruitful life in God. You will connect with God according to the ancient paths in a real, refreshing and personal way that will expand your faith and bring hope to your heart.

How? God originally designed the Feasts of the Lord as a series of appointed ways for His covenant people to engage with Him. While the original outward ways of celebrating these appointed feasts have evolved over time, God embedded in them measures of grace concealed in the old covenant but dynamically revealed as amazing grace in the upgraded or new covenant! In fact, through the light of Messiah Yeshua-Jesus, we see these appointed ways and love feasts as illustrations and expressions of God’s love in ways with which we can connect and relate.

On the one hand, you will see, as the apostle, Paul did, God’s greater purposes. He revealed in Colossians 2:17 [Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)] that these appointed times are a shadow of things that are coming, but the body, or substance, is of the Messiah. As shadows of grace rich in symbolism, they point forward to the one casting the shadow Messiah Yeshua-Jesus Christ!

He came as the Light to reveal God’s love and illuminate God’s truths. He revealed how to apply God’s truths in relevant and practical ways that nurture our faith. Seen through His light with eyes of faith we can see how these Feasts of the Lord– His appointed ways– serve as visual aids illustrating ways God seeks to engage and relate with us so we know Him better and enjoy a more dynamic and fruitful relationship with Him.

His footsteps–our pathway
Psalm 85:13 [Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)] relates how His footsteps are our pathway. The Pathways to Glory Grid, or map so to say, captures these special types of engagements in a multidimensional way, taking you on a multi-path journey with God. As you go it will illuminate real, refreshing and dynamic ways to relate with God.

You will see how these engagements serve to help us see the big picture more clearly and gain fresh insights into God’s process and pattern. As a result, your knowledge of God and relationship with God will be greatly enhanced.

You will also more fully understand God’s grace and His way of redemption and restoration. In addition, you will be able to discern the wisdom and will of God as your sensitivity to the Holy Spirit is sharpened and your focus is centered on God’s greater purposes. Overall, your life will come into greater alignment and union with God. You will relate with how God works in all aspects of your life; your relationships and vocational life.

May the Lord bless you as the Holy Spirit pours out God’s love and enlightens you; that you find God’s wisdom, experience His purposes– and He be glorified!