Phillippians 1:6 “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.”
• DAILY READING – Revelation 20; Isaiah 7-8; Psalm 110
In the Bible, the first day of the 7th month is the day of the feast of trumpets. In Leviticus 23:23-27 God says “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: “In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a sabbath-rest, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.’
Today the feast of trumpets is celebrated in modern Israel as ‘Rosh Hashanah’ which means the ‘’head of the year”. For the Jews this first day of the seventh month marks the Jewish New Year. On that day everyone will wish each other “Shana tova!”[Happy new year]. And it is customary to give gifts for a sweet new year.
The Feast of Trumpets is the first of the three feasts commanded by God which all fall in the 7th month, namely; the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement and the Feast of Tabernacles. At the beginning of these feasts, on the first day of the seventh month God commanded the Jews to blow the trumpet, signifying victory.
This period being a season of victory became very glaring in 1973, when the Jews were celebrating these feasts of the seventh month and their enemies decided to spring on them a surprise attack. During this holiday period, Israeli soldiers had been given time off to be with their families. Therefore the attack by the coalition of Egypt and Syria caught the nation of Israel completely off guard. But through a series of amazing miracles God gave Israel the victory in this war.
Indeed this seventh month is a season of victory. In ancient Israel the shofar was blown for various reasons, including as praise to God and a shout of victory. In the book of Joshua, when the priests marched around Jericho on the 7th day and blew the trumpets Joshua told the people to shout; for The Lord hath given them the city. Likewise today we can shout for indeed The Lord has given us the land.
It doesn’t matter what defeat you might have suffered in the first half of the year, starting from today, you are marked out for victory. The Egyptians you saw yesterday, you shall see them no more. It doesn’t matter what setbacks you may have experienced, it is your time to win. Perhaps in the past months you have tried to rise, only to hit the lid and fall back, and as a result your mind has become conditioned to think, you can never achieve your goals. But it is time to try again. And this time every lid of limitation is coming off because you are in the season of victory. Indeed God will surprise you with His surpassing grace. You will not only be victorious but there will be restoration of lost ground. It doesn’t matter how things may look presently be encouraged to know that God always completes in us what He has started.
Phillippians 1:6 says “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.”
In this seventh month, God shall be completing and perfecting all that concerns us. In this second half of the year, we shall be experiencing a fresh start in God. It is a new season. God will make all things new for you. When you stay full of faith, giving glory to God, He can suddenly turn things around in your favor. Whatever disappointments, you may have suffered, learn from it but keep moving forward. You are about to take that one step that will put you into overflow. Never forget that the hardest battles, are often at the verge of your greatest victory. The truest Fulfillment of the Feast of Trumpets today is the New Covenant Jesus had made with us through His blood. Indeed by the Blood of Jesus, our victory is eternally secured. And through God’s incredible grace His glory shall surely be unveiled in you in this new season.
PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for the great and amazing things You have lined up for me in this second half of the year. I know that even right now you are working out all things together for my good in Jesus Name. ..
QUOTE
God’s promises in Christ in your life may appear delayed, but never forget that delays are not denials.