Day 10 – The Holiest Day of the Year!
Dear Friend,
Today is the day! The culmination of our
10 Days of Awe devotions …
the day God has orchestrated for us –
THE GREAT DAY OF ATONEMENT –
YOM KIPPUR!
The dictionary defines atonement as an act of atoning; making satisfaction for wrongdoing
or injury; reconciliation. That, you’ll recognize, is foundational to our faith.
It’s what Jesus has accomplished on our behalf!
To be sure – what the High Priest did in Israel had to be repeated year after year.
Jesus, however, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever,
sat down at the right hand of God (Hebrews 10:12), having declared
IT IS FINISHED!
How marvelous … how glorious! This is the true meaning of the Day of Atonement
for God’s new covenant people!
We no longer need to rely on the blood of bulls or goats, or on the purity of a sinful
High Priest. Thanks to Jesus – our Great High Priest – we can come with
confidence to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in
time of need (Hebrews 4:16).
Today, we honor the great sacrifice
of our Lord and Savior who shed His blood and gave His life so that we can live
victoriously on this earth and are promised a home in heaven if we only believe.
There is a song ringing in my heart:
Only believe … only believe …
all things are possible … only believe! Christ, the Lord, has made our
final atonement, and has been raised to life again in victory!
This is the last day to send me your prayer needs and sow your Atonement
Offering in obedience to God’s instruction to celebrate the feast this year! I want
to declare the 7 blessings of Atonement over you and your loved ones!
Yours for breakthrough,
Pastor Rod Parsley
