As many of you know, I am on a
road trip that will take me from Texas to Chicago to California, Las Vegas,
back to Chicago, and then home to Texas.
I am making this entire trip in my truck. It is also noteworthy that I am traveling
during the Feast of Sukkot just as the Israelites did when they wondered
through the wilderness, dwelling in their tents or tabernacles or Sukkahs. As I am dictating this, I am traveling through
Colorado, about 140 miles away from Denver.
The sun is brightly shining and the plains are absolutely
beautiful. I am literally wandering
through a desert, it seems.
I was able to minister a short
message on the Feast of Tabernacles during the first leg of this tour in Des
Plaines, a suburb of Chicago. We were at
the Historic Methodist Campground, where the revivalist, John Wesley, established
a profound work, one in which signs, wonders and miracles were
manifested. Just perform a web search and
you will see the different historic houses that were preserved to this day to
catch a glimpse of just how significant this time was.
So, I found myself there a few
nights ago teaching the significance of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and
how the Feast of Tabernacles is one of the most profound revelations of this
age. It is a wonderful “coincidence”
that I was teaching this in the building called the “Wesley Tabernacle.” There is no way to comprehend all of the
history that has been handed down through the years in this wonderful
place.
My message was one of self
discovery, if you will. And, understanding
the significance of tabernacles as Paul said, “What, know ye not that ye are the
temple of the Holy Ghost?” Temple…tabernacle…tent…
Sukkah, DWELLING PLACE, hallelujah! The
Holy Spirit has chosen to reside within our “dwelling place,” to reside within
the tabernacle of our heart. Do you
realize the immense power and authority that you have? Can you even begin to comprehend the
unfathomable spiritual awakening that can take place when you come to the realization
that all of the power of the Godhead dwells within you. Wow! We
should settle for nothing less than the fullness of His indwelling. The blood of Yeshua made it possible for us
to house the Shekinah glory of the living God.
Hold your head up high. Know that
you are a child of the living God and nothing will be withheld from a child of
the creator of heaven and earth.
How can this be? There are no words or explanations that would
suffice in attempting to understand or grasp exactly what you hold in your
hands. So, it is left for us to simply
come into agreement with that reality. Every
place that the sole of your foot treads becomes holy because your foot has been
placed there. Do not cheapen the price
that was paid with any doubt or disbelief of your rights and privilege and honor
to become the Sukkah for the Ruach Hakodesh.
As I gathered my thoughts for the
message that I taught in the Wesley Tabernacle, I came across a most
interesting story about the Reverend John Wesley. It was documented that on his death bed John
Wesley grasped the hands of those closest to him and gripped them tightly, each
one, while saying, “Farewell.
Farewell. Farewell.“ With his last breath, he encouraged those
around him with these words, “The
best of all is, God is with us.” Then, he said it again, "The best of all
is, God is with us.”
How profound is it that here I am centuries later standing in his place during
the Feast of “In-dwelling” repeating his words that God is with us. For you see, the explicit point of the Feast
of Tabernacles is the beautiful realization that God is with us. The same God that stood with David on the
battlefield as he faced Goliath is within you, the same God that was with Moses
as he lifted up his staff and parted the red sea is within you, the same God
that was with Yeshua as he miraculously fed the multitude, healed the sick, and
raised the dead, is within you. Truly,
the best thing of all is that God is with us.
Hallelujah!
It is my joy and my desire that each of you have a wonderful Sukkot
celebration. Amen!
