Worship and Rejoice!

“Then you shall set it before the LORD your God, and worship before the LORD your God. 11 So you shall rejoice in every good thing which the LORD your God has given to you and your house, you and the Levite and the stranger who is among you.
Deut. 26:10-11 NKJ

This is talking about bringing the tithe before the Lord after they possessed and dwelled in the promise land which God gave them...just because God gave them the land didn't mean that the work was over. They had to possess it and then live in it and work the fields. When the harvest came they gave God the first fruits, that is where this verse comes in.

Then you shall set it before the Lord your God and worship before the Lord your God. I love verse 11 so you shall rejoice in EVERY GOOD THING which the Lord your God has given to you and your house! Man, how often do we get caught up in the work of things that we start to complain instead of rejoicing in every good thing? It wasn't easy to possess the land. Then after they possessed it they had to dwell there, plow the land, plant, weed, and water the crops and then you have to harvest.

We always get excited when we think of the harvest but in all reality, the harvest season is hard work! Long hours...I think that we tend to romanticize it. It is true that it is exciting to see the reward of your hardwork but it doesn't mean that the hard work is over. In the midst of every stage of this process we need to remember to worship, be thankful and rejoice! Rejoice for every good thing! God has given us so much to be thankful for and we need not to get caught up in the pace of our lives that we forget to be thankful for every good thing that the Lord has given us. We need to rejoice in the Lord! We need to rejoice when the Lord blesses others too.

Worship and rejoice today! Look around and take time to reflect on what the Lord has given us...big and small and rejoice! Don't forget to tithe too. He gets the first fruits not the left overs. This is of our time too. Make sure you give God your attention so that when He speaks to you, you will hear His voice.

Thank You Lord for being so faithful to us even when we are not always faithful to You. Thank You for blessing us. Thank You for giving us the land, help us live well in it and not quit...help us in the harvest. Thank You God for the harvest.

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