CeLeBRaTe!! {Day 3 ~ It's What's In the Heart}

Does the Bible have anything to say about celebrations?  

It does!  Consider this...

~We must observe a day (or not) with a clean conscience, and with a pure and thankful heart.

One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks. Romans 14:5, 6

So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ. Colossians 2:16, 17

~ When the heart is not pure, even celebrations that God Himself appointed are unacceptable to Him. 

Your new moons and your appointed feasts My soul hates; they are a trouble to Me, I am weary of bearing them. When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood. Isaiah 1:14, 15

Hmmm...looks like it's all in the heart, doesn't it?

This is Day 3 in the series CeLeBRaTe!!  Click ~here~ to see more.