Worthy Brief - 10/8/2025
Friend, the ingathering: the harvest of nations!
As Israel gathered the last fruits of the year -- the grapes, the olives, the wheat -- they came to Jerusalem rejoicing. The barns were full, the threshing floors overflowed, and the air was filled with the laughter of thanksgiving. Sukkot (Tabernacles) was more than a festival; it was a celebration of completion -- a picture of the final ingathering of all things under God’s reign.
“You shall keep the Feast of Tabernacles seven days, when you have gathered in from your threshing floor and your winepress. You shall rejoice in your feast ... and you shall be altogether joyful.” (Deuteronomy 16:13–15)
The joy of Sukkot was rooted in the harvest -- but its prophetic meaning looks beyond the fields of Israel to the nations of the earth. Zechariah foretold a day when "everyone who survives of all the nations that came against Jerusalem shall go up year after year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles." (Zechariah 14:16)
Sukkot points to the great harvest of nations — the day when every nation, tribe, and tongue will worship Yeshua (Jesus), the King of Kings. John saw this vision: “A great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, crying out, ‘Salvation belongs to our God… and to the Lamb!’” (Revelation 7:9–10)
Sukkot teaches us that the God of Israel is the Lord of the Harvest. His heart beats for souls—the true fruit of His labor. The fields of the world are ripening, and Yeshua still declares, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.” (Matthew 9:37)
The Feast of Ingathering isn’t just a time of celebration—it’s a call to action. We are not spectators of the harvest; we are the laborers sent into it. Every act of witness, every prayer for the lost, every seed of kindness or word of truth is part of this divine gathering. The same Spirit that filled the wilderness tabernacle now empowers us to bring in the harvest of the Kingdom.
As you reflect on Sukkot, ask yourself: Am I part of the harvest, or am I helping gather it? God’s desire is not only to dwell with us, but to dwell among all nations. The Feast of Ingathering reminds us that joy is complete only when the harvest is full—when every soul has heard the invitation to come and worship the King.
Friend, lift up your eyes! The fields are white, the fruit is ready, and the Lord of the Harvest is calling your name. The time for sowing in tears is giving way to a season of reaping in joy. Let your life become a vessel of ingathering. Let your voice echo His invitation to the nations: “Come, worship the King!” For soon, the ingathering will be complete, and the King Himself will dwell among His redeemed. Until that glorious day, let us labor with joy, shine with His light, and pour out the Living Water to every thirsty soul — for the harvest is near, and the King is coming!
Your family in the Lord with much agape love,
George, Baht Rivka, Elianna and Obadiah
George & Baht Rivka (Bradenton, Florida), Obi (Harrisburg, PA), Elianna (Married living in Missouri)
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