Yom Kippur

Happy Yom Kippur! So what is Yom Kippur you ask? This is the Day of Atonement. This is the day of somber reflection, prayer and fasting. It is the 6th of Yahweh's appointed feasts throughout the year. It is one of the 3 times a year when the people were required to go to Jerusalem. The Day of Atonement is the most holy day of all feast days. It is always on the 10th day of Tishri. It was the day that the High Priest would go into the Holy of Holies and make atonement for the sins of the people of Israel. Now Jesus paid the ultimate price and became our sacrifice lamb so we do not have to make atonement for our sins anymore. He took care of that on the cross. But this is the time of year to do a check up of your life and make sure you do not need to make amends to someone for hurting them either knowingly or unknowingly. Also, to forgive others for wrongs that they have done to you. You must forgive others in order to be forgiven. The prophetic meaning varies depending on who you ask. It could mean the day of judgment for believers followed by the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. I am not quite clear on this so I encourage you to study this further and make your own conclusion. We are I no way experts on this, just mere babe's. Well, Russ and I are new to following the feast days and we learn a little more each time we do participate. This is our second year learning about them. If you are a believer in the Most High God, Yahweh, and you do not already keep His feasts, (not the Jews feasts), then I highly urge you to do so. Not only do you learn about the historical reason for the feast but there is a future and a present meaning associated with each one. God does not expect us to be perfect while learning about these feasts. You cannot learn all their is to learn in one year or even two. Maybe not even a lifetime because God is continually revealing something new about Himself if we are searching. The important thing is to keep learning and studying and asking for wisdom. His Spirit is always willing to teach. Besides learning new things about God, they are also a lot of fun! Now I wouldn't go right to fun for the fasting portion of today but all other aspects have been amazing. As I said, Russ and I fasted until supper tonight. Our friends, the Steele's and the Saint's came over this afternoon to celebrate and eat with us. So sorry we missed you Lindsay, Isaiah, Ira, Kate, and Amanda and Leif! We ended the day with a bon fire. Everyone had a great time playing, laughing, and enjoying each others company. The highlight of the evening was when we burned our Christmas tree from last year. It was quite an impressive show! Now to start working on Feast of Tabernacles!