Celebration
Celebration is recorded all through the bible. People celebrated all kinds of things Exodus 34:22 "first weeks, of the first fruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering to the end of the year. Leviticus 23:32-41 people were encouraged to celebrate the Sabbath. 2 Kings 23:21 was the "Passover celebration, 2 Chronicles 30:13 was the feast of Unleavened Bread, the feast of Tabernacles in Zechariah 14:16.
What does all of these celebration commemorate? They all point to Christ. The Old Testament was the foundation for the "Chief Cornerstone." Christ is the "Cornerstone" of the church. He is the rock of our salvation, which stands as a refuge for all who would believe and be baptized. So we need to continue to celebrate the victory of the cross and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who shed his blood for many. Christ was the only one worthy to pay the debt of sin for mankind when he willingly and obediently came to save that which was lost and to destroy the works of Satan. This he done that we might have life and have it more abundantly! This is the reason for joy unspeakable and full of glory, the joy of the Lord is my strength and I celebrate the atonement and the redemption that he brought. Jesus Christ is the reason to celebrate.
In Christ Jesus our Lord,
Dale Thompson