PB Devotional
Why the Shofar?
The priestly sons of Aaron, moreover, shall blow the trumpets; and this shall be for you a perpetual statute throughout your generations. When you go to war in your land against the adversary who attacks you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, that you may be remembered before the Lord your God, and be saved from your enemies. Also in the day of your gladness and in your appointed feasts, and on the first days of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be as a reminder of you before your God. I am the Lord your God.
Numbers 10:8–10
The sounding of the shofar is a piercing reminder to us that the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is our God by covenant, and He should be adored and worshipped.
The heart of the holiday revolves around the word relationship. God wants us to have a pure relationship with Him, but also with those who are part of our family, neighborhood, workplace, spiritual community, and beyond! The sounding of the shofar is a call to remember that we belong to God. Our primary relationship in life is as His child, and we were created to serve Him. Life is so fast-paced that we can quickly forget our primary relationship because of the demands placed upon us by others. In light of this, we must pay careful attention to those God has given to us to love and care for. But, in the process, we cannot neglect our relationship with Him, which is one reason I appreciate this season of the year. It makes you get things back on track and remember that my primary relationship is with God.
The priestly sons of Aaron, moreover, shall blow the trumpets; and this shall be for you a perpetual statute throughout your generations. When you go to war in your land against the adversary who attacks you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, that you may be remembered before the Lord your God, and be saved from your enemies. Also in the day of your gladness and in your appointed feasts, and on the first days of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be as a reminder of you before your God. I am the Lord your God.
Numbers 10:8–10
The sounding of the shofar is a piercing reminder to us that the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is our God by covenant, and He should be adored and worshipped.
The heart of the holiday revolves around the word relationship. God wants us to have a pure relationship with Him, but also with those who are part of our family, neighborhood, workplace, spiritual community, and beyond! The sounding of the shofar is a call to remember that we belong to God. Our primary relationship in life is as His child, and we were created to serve Him. Life is so fast-paced that we can quickly forget our primary relationship because of the demands placed upon us by others. In light of this, we must pay careful attention to those God has given to us to love and care for. But, in the process, we cannot neglect our relationship with Him, which is one reason I appreciate this season of the year. It makes you get things back on track and remember that my primary relationship is with God.
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