Good Morning Monday Sabbath (Day of Atonement)...
Father thank You for this NEW day, strengthen us to walk in that You have already prepared. Show us which way to go and guide us with Your wisdom along the way. In Yeshua, Jesus Christ’s Name we pray. Amen. Our Father is truly amazing and I am constantly in awe of His perfection and Holiness. In trying to prepare a great devotion for The Day of Atonement, as Biblically described, I was having trouble putting all the concepts of this holiest of days into a simple, readable, and easy to understand manner for the very eclectic group of believers with which this devotion is shared... in stepped Our Father. He blew me away. He showed me that the bigger question for most is: “should Christians celebrate The Day of Atonement?” He showed me the question, and then gave the answer. The following 2 devotions are what He used His servants to relay to me and now to you. Our Father and Savior is always “right on time,” and no doubt He came through for the readers of this devotion and me today in perfect fashion. I pray you enjoy the following as much as I have. A big thank you to first Our Father Who Is In Heaven and Our King Yeshua, Jesus Christ, and secondly to Brother Larry Good and tomorrowsworld.org. A special thank you to Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017) who wrote the second devotion on tomorrwsworld.org. God Bless every one of you reading this and may the Glory and Light of Our Father and Savior radiate from you on this very special day. Our Father answers personal prayers and may we praise Him for it! Have a wonderful Father-and-Son-Filled Day and have a wonderful, blessed Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur! Devotion #1 From Brother Larry Good This Morning: - Heard God Through Others? The Spirit of The Lord (YHWH, Yahweh) speaks by me; His word is on my tongue—2 Samuel 23:2 God Speaks through His people. He empowers us as agents to carry His Message—as Ananias did to Saul, as Cornelius did to Peter (and Peter did back to Cornelius). This method, human agency, is the second of God’s two preferred methods of communicating with us. Examples of it abound in Scripture. And, of course, Scripture itself is an example: the Biblical authors were His agents in communicating His Precious Word to us. How does it work? Well, while God uses His still, small voice to reach us directly, speaking into our minds, originating thoughts there instantly, He uses that very same voice to also reach us indirectly—that is, by speaking directly into the minds of others, directing a few of their thoughts, and then allowing them to use their spoken or written words to take His Message the rest of the way, to us. It may be that one of us, one in need of hearing from God, isn’t used to hearing from Him, or doesn’t recognize His voice or just isn’t listening . . . or maybe doesn’t want to listen. Whatever the reason, it’s clear that God uses people who are listening and do want to hear to reach others who need to hear. It could be the inspired words of a pastor in the pulpit or the encouraging words of a friend at a coffee shop or the challenging words of a friend in a small group . . . or any one of many, many other possibilities. Okay, so what do we do? Do you want to hear God’s voice? Does your busy calendar allow for it? Think about these questions and commit to figuring out how to begin to answer them affirmatively. Devotion #2 From tomorrowsworld.org and Roderick C. Meredith Sent To Me Today: - Should Christians Observe The Day Of Atonement? (Comment on this article: Many of you are aware that Jewish people around the world will begin observing The Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur in the Hebrew language, at sunset on Sunday, September 27th this year. It is a day of fasting during which many Jewish people all around the world abstain totally from food and water for a full 24 hours, humbling themselves before God. But did you know that many thousands of true Christians all over the world are also observing the Day of Atonement? Why would they do that?) The answer is simple. They are following the scriptural example of the New Testament Church. The church of the Apostles continued to observe the annual holy days established by God in the Old Testament, including the Day of Atonement. In the first century after the death, burial, and resurrection of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, the Bible records the beginning of the Christian Church on another Holy Day, the Day of Pentecost. The Apostle Peter spoke to the assembled Jews on that day. As a result of his preaching, 3,000 people were baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, and the New Testament Church began under the leadership of the Apostles. Should Christians in this day and age keep the Day of Atonement? Yes, they should! Jesus and the Apostles continued to observe the holy days instituted by God. On the night before His crucifixion, Jesus observed the Passover with his Apostles and instituted the New Testament Passover symbols, which Christians understand to be symbolic of Christ, the true Passover Lamb. Jesus also observed the fall holy day season, including the Feast of Tabernacles (See John chapter 7). In fact, the New Testament Church began on an annual Sabbath—Pentecost. Read the second chapter of the book of Acts in your Bible. The Day of Atonement is referred to in Acts 27:9 as “the Fast,” because the Day was observed by fasting to humble oneself before God. Let’s understand! The key question Christians need to ask themselves is simply: “Am I following the example of Jesus Christ and the Apostles?” They set us an example of true Christianity—and that way of life is recorded in your Bible. The very foundation of true Christianity is defined in Ephesians 2:19–20. Notice, “Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone.” Yes, true Christians continue to follow the example of Christ and the Apostles, even in the 21st century. On the Day of Atonement, Christians humble themselves before God remembering the awesome sacrifice of the Lamb of God, the Messiah, Jesus Christ, whose blood atoned for our sins. The Hebrew word for Atonement, kapar, literally means “to cover over.” Our death penalty has been paid for us, and our sins have been buried, or “covered over.” The Day of Atonement also looks forward to the time when the whole world will have the same opportunity for forgiveness and reconciliation. That future time, tomorrow’s world, will usher in the rulership of the King of kings, Jesus of Nazareth—a time when all peoples and nations will submit to the Kingdom of God on earth. The Day of Atonement also signifies the time when the god of this world, satan the devil (Ephesians 2:2) will be expelled and restrained for a thousand years. It is a supremely important and meaningful day to Christians. Everyone needs forgiveness, because everyone has sinned. We urge you to deeply examine your life. Jesus and the apostles commanded everyone to repent and believe the Gospel. One major emphasis of the true gospel is that our forgiveness is made possible through the sacrifice of Christ and His shed blood. On the Day of Atonement, we deeply consider all that this day pictures in regard to our own personal lives now, as well as in tomorrow’s world when peace will be established and humanity will be at one with God. To learn more about this important annual festival, read our informative free booklet, The Holy Days: God’s Master Plan. - https://www.tomorrowsworld.org/commentary/should-christians-observe-the-day-of-atonement The Referenced Word Of Our Father In Heaven: “The Spirit of Yahweh speaks through me, and His Word is upon my tongue.” 2 Samuel 23:2 “And because considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because even The Fast was already over, Paul strongly recommended,” Acts 27:9 “So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;” Ephesians 2:19-20 “You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience; among whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus;” Ephesians 2:1-7 “It shall be a statute to you forever: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and shall do no kind of work, the native-born, or the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you: for on this day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse you; from all your sins you shall be clean before Yahweh (YHWH). It is a Sabbath of solemn rest to you, and you shall afflict your souls. It is a statute forever. The priest, who is anointed and who is consecrated to be priest in his father’s place, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen garments, even the holy garments. Then he shall make atonement for the Holy Sanctuary; and he shall make atonement for the Tent of Meeting and for the altar; and he shall make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly. “This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel once in the year because of all their sins.” It was done as Yahweh (YHWH,The LORD) commanded Moses.” Leviticus 16:29-34 “Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “Surely the Day of Atonement is on the tenth day of the seventh month; it shall be a holy assembly for you, and you shall deny yourselves, and you shall present an offering made by fire to Yahweh.” Leviticus 23:26-27 “Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and the earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared, the first one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the presentation of the loaves, which is called the holy place. And after the second curtain was a tent called the holy of holies, containing the golden incense altar and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which were a golden jar containing the manna and the rod of Aaron that budded and the tablets of the covenant. And above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat, about which it is not now possible to speak in detail. Now these things having been prepared in this way, the priests enter into the first tent continually as they accomplish their service, but only the high priest enters into the second tent once a year, not without blood, which he offers on behalf of himself and the sins of the people committed in ignorance. The Holy Spirit was making this clear, that the way into the holy place was not yet revealed, while the first tent was still in existence, which was a symbol for the present time, in which both the gifts and sacrifices which were offered were not able to perfect the worshiper with respect to the conscience, concerning instead only food and drink and different washings, regulations of outward things imposed until the time of setting things right. But Christ has arrived as a high priest of the good things to come. Through the greater and more perfect tent not made by hands, that is, not of this creation, and not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, he entered once for all into the most holy place, obtaining eternal redemption. thus also Christ, having been offered once in order to bear the sins of many, will appear for the second time without reference to sin to those who eagerly await him for salvation.” Hebrews 9:1-12, 28
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