Meditate on God’s Word, Rest, and
Repent on Yom Kippur
"Be careful to celebrate the Day of
Atonement on the tenth day of that same month—nine days after the Festival of
Trumpets. You must observe it as an official day for holy assembly, a day to
deny yourselves and present special gifts to the LORD. Do no work during that
entire day because it is the Day of Atonement, when offerings of purification
are made for you, making you right with the LORD your God. All who do not deny
themselves that day will be cut off from God's people. And I will destroy
anyone among you who does any work on that day. You must not do any work at
all! This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation
to generation wherever you live. This will be a Sabbath day of complete rest
for you, and on that day you must deny yourselves. This day of rest will begin
at sundown on the ninth day of the month and extend until sundown on the tenth
day." Leviticus 23:27-32
Son of man, give your people this message:
The righteous behavior of righteous people will not save them if they turn to
sin, nor will the wicked behavior of wicked people destroy them if they repent
and turn from their sins. Ezekiel 33:12
How many times must we hear the word
“repent” before we actually do it? The time of preparation before Yom Kippur is
actually meant to give people time to set things right with other people and
with God. The previous Pastor at the church I attend has been telling everyone
for the last couple of years that they need to set aside past differences,
forgive each other, make amends and start fresh. Why are people so hard-hearted
that they can’t humble themselves and ask for forgiveness or offer forgiveness?
Yom Kippur is a high holy day, literally
the Day of Atonement.” It is a day of forgiveness and purity. It happens on October
8-9, 2019, so now is a time to repent and set things right.
On the tenth day of the appointed month in early
autumn, you must deny yourselves. Neither native-born Israelites nor foreigners
living among you may do any kind of work. This is a permanent law for you. On
that day offerings of purification will be made for you, and you will be
purified in the LORD's presence from all your sins. Leviticus 16:29-30
Are you ready; are your ducks in a row? Are
you prepared for anything that happens? Are all the details taken care of?
There are lots of predictions that the rapture
will happen soon. The planets and stars are nearing the proper projected
alignment. But we’ve already had the Feast of the Trumpets, which is the next
prophetic feast to be fulfilled. God’s time is His own—so we cannot set a time
or a day for the rapture. How can we prepare? What’s going to happen? When will
Christ return? No one knows when that will happen except God…God the Father.
When His disciples asked when the end of the age and His return would happen,
Jesus responded:
However, no one knows the day or hour when
these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself.
Only the Father knows. Matthew 24:36
Jesus also said…You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when
least expected. Matthew 24:44
Are you ready…have you got your ducks in a
row?
Daily
Bible Reading: Matthew 12; Mark 3; Luke 6
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