Leviticus 23
Daily Devotional from Leviticus 23--
Verse 2
These are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations.
What would it look like if we stopped and celebrated more? As Americans, we just keep the pedal to the metal and don’t stop nearly enough.
But I like how God instructed Israel to do it. If you were to add up all the holidays listed in chapter 23, you would have 18 days. And if you were to add Hanukkah and Purim (festivals recognized later) you would tack on 10 more. And this is not to mention the Sabbath, which was the equivalent of a weekly holiday. Add up all these holidays and you have exactly 80 days a year! That’s over 22% of the time devoted to festivities!
All this to say, God loves to party. Festivities and food. Celebration and rest. Memorializing and remembering. God loves it all. So, yes, work hard, but, as the people of God, we need to find a way to stop and celebrate much more than we do.
Demetrius Rogers
Verse 2
These are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations.
What would it look like if we stopped and celebrated more? As Americans, we just keep the pedal to the metal and don’t stop nearly enough.
But I like how God instructed Israel to do it. If you were to add up all the holidays listed in chapter 23, you would have 18 days. And if you were to add Hanukkah and Purim (festivals recognized later) you would tack on 10 more. And this is not to mention the Sabbath, which was the equivalent of a weekly holiday. Add up all these holidays and you have exactly 80 days a year! That’s over 22% of the time devoted to festivities!
All this to say, God loves to party. Festivities and food. Celebration and rest. Memorializing and remembering. God loves it all. So, yes, work hard, but, as the people of God, we need to find a way to stop and celebrate much more than we do.
Demetrius Rogers
Recent
Archive
2026
January
February
2 Kings 251 Chronicles 11 Chronicles 21 Chronicles 31 Chronicles 41 Chronicles 51 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 71 Chronicles 81 Chronicles 91 Chronicles 101 Chronicles 111 Chronicles 121 chronicles 131 Chronicles 141 Chronicles 151 Chronicles 161 Chronicles 171 Chronicles 181 Chronicles 191 Chronicles 201 Chronicles 211 Chronicles 221 Chronicles 23
2025
January