What kinds of things should I celebrate? - Celebration - TouchPoints

Exodus 13:3, 8“This is a day to remember forever—the day you left Egypt, the place of your slavery. Today the Lord has brought you out by the power of his mighty hand. . . . On the seventh day you must explain to your children, ‘I am celebrating what the Lord did for me when I left Egypt.’”

You can celebrate important milestones in your life or the lives of others. In celebrating milestones, especially spiritual milestones, you acknowledge God’s blessing upon you and also teach your children the ultimate reason for your celebration.

Deuteronomy 2:7‘“For the Lord your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He has watched your every step . . . the Lord your God has been with you, and you have lacked nothing.”’

Deuteronomy 16:14-15“This festival will be a happy time of celebrating with your sons and daughters, . . . For seven days you must celebrate this festival to honor the Lord your God at the place he chooses, for it is he who blesses you with bountiful harvests and gives you success in all your work. This festival will be a time of great joy for all.”

You can celebrate all God has done for you. When you celebrate, recall his acts of goodness and enjoy the company of friends and fellow believers.

2 Samuel 22:1-3David sang this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul. He sang: “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. He is my refuge, my savior, the one who saves me from violence.”

Psalm 47:1Come, everyone! Clap your hands! Shout to God with joyful praise!

Psalm 98:5-6Sing your praise to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and melodious song, with trumpets and the sound of the ram’s horn. Make a joyful symphony before the Lord, the King!

1 Corinthians 15:57Thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Praise and worship God because of his love for you, his blessings to you, his protection in the here and now, and his promise of eternal joy and blessing in heaven.