March 27th, 2:42PM

Hi Friends,

I just wanted to remind you that the special feasts of God is coming up soon, starting with the Passover Feast. The next 3 feasts, Passover, Pentecost, The Feast of Tabernacles. God established these as Holy Appointed Times when His children are to meet with Him for their personal welfare and blessings. These feasts are to be celebrated FOREVER! Exodus 12:14  & Leviticus 23 in which God refers to the feasts as  "Holy Convocations", they are holy to Him. God says we are to appear to Him 3 times a year with our offerings to HIM. He says no one should appear empty handed! Deut 16:16

Because Passover is so special to God, celebrating these feasts must be special to us as believers. When you come before the Lord in faith & obedience to His Word, God promises to release His Seven-Fold Passover Blessings into your life.

What a time of joy and blessing the Passover feast must have been for the Israelites! And what a season of joy and blessing it will be for you as you come before Him to honor HIM, with your worship, and your Passover Offering during this special season.

As you keep God's appointed time to come before HIM, He will keep His Appointed Time to bless and prosper you! God will step into the circumstances of your life and bless you with His power, His presence, His peace, and His provision.

Celebrating Passover is not just an Old Testament religious observance...it's a God Ordained, Appointed Time of Blessings for all Believers.

God promises that as w are obedient to His Word, and faithfully celebrate Passover, we will receive His Seven Blessings listed in Exodus 23:

He will send an angel before you to guard you along the way and bring you to the place He has prepared for you, V 20

He will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries, V 22

He will bless you with provision, V 25

He will remove sickness from you, V 25

There will be no miscarrying or barrenness among you, V 26

He will fulfill the number of your days, and you will not die early, V26

You will become fruitful and take possession of the land, V30

Now, you may ask "Why aren't more Believers today celebrating this sacred event"?

In the 4th Century, Emperor Constantine came to power in Rome and then became a Christian. Constantine hated the Jews and decreed that it wasn't proper for Christians to celebrate anything associated with the "cursed Jewish Nation."

Constantine forbade Believers from worshipping on Saturdays and celebrating the Jewish Passover. Instead, he substituted this festival with Easter, which formerly was the pagan celebration to the goddess Ishtar.

I believe that as God's commandments regarding Passover are restored to the Church, the blessings God gave His Chosen People for their faith & obedience will be "OUR'S"!

Nowhere in the Old or New Testaments does the Word of God say that we are to neglect celebrating God's special Feasts, including Passover! Through Jesus Christ, the Old Testament was FULLFILLED, not abolished!

God is a God of seasons and timing. He sent His Son in the fullness of time, Gal 4:4-5. Passover is a God-Appointed Time when He wants to draw us into His Presence...to meet with us to bless us with His promises...and when He invites us to come before Him with our offerings to honor Him and acknowledge "WHO HE IS"

You know that the tithe 10% of our income, belongs to God. But, we are also to present to Him our special offerings, which are an essential part of our worship!

Please think about what I've said, ponder on it, read the Books that mention it, study the verses. I hope you come up with what I am saying, if not, you surely will miss out on many blessings from our FATHER! God bless all of you, Brenda