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Days of Awe
You're in the midst of the Days of Awe!
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“The
Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is
longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should
come to repentance.
“But
the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens
will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent
heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
“Therefore,
since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to
be in holy conduct and godliness,. . . “ (2 Peter 3:9-11)
From Rosh HaShanah to Yom Kippur there are ten days.
The Lord gave these days to
Israel to prepare for His judgment. They became known as the Yamim Noraim – the
"Days of Awe."
It has been long believed
that during these days one's final destiny was sealed concerning the Book of
Life, God's eternal Book of Judgment.
Thus every year the Jewish
people have observed these days with great reverence and repentance so to be
right with God and with men.
With all that's happening in our world, events pointing to the
soon coming judgment or "Day of the Lord" – we could easily
call these days the
"Days of Awe."
And in one way, these days
are even more significant than the days of Eternity – simply because the days
of Eternity do not determine our days on earth – but our days on earth do
determine our days in Eternity! That is an "awesome" fact!
These days of awe impel and stimulate us to repent, to confess
sins, and to refresh and renew our faith in Yeshua (Jesus).
Let's take the opportunity of
this season to restore our relationships with both God and man. The Lord is
waiting for you, and there are human relationships too, that are waiting to be
healed.
So don't put it off because,
after all, these are Days
of Awe!
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