Morning by Morning, October 8 - Entering the Most Holy Place of the Presence of God on the Day of Atonement Fulfilled in Christ
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Fill my heart and my mind with Your desires and Your thoughts. Make me more like You today. "Anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with Him" (1 Corinthians 6:17). ...
"Then the Lord said to Moses, '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 hoy 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" (Leviticus 23:27 NLT).
At sundown tonight, the Day of Atonement begins. Like every law and prophecy, every special day and commanded sacrifice, every feast and festival under the Old Covenant, they are all fulfilled in You, Lord Jesus Christ (John 5:39, 46; Luke 24:27; Matthew 5:17-18; Romans 10:4; Hebrews 10:1-7). "For all God's promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding 'Yes!' And through Christ, our 'Amen' ascends to God for His glory" (2 Corinthians 1:20). With His own blood -- not the blood of goats and calves -- He entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever!" (Hebrews 9:12)
On the Day of Atonement, the high priest entered the Holy of Holies beyond the veil to dash the blood of the sacrifice upon the mercy seat atop the ark of the covenant to cleanse the sins of the people to begin their new year with a clean slate and fresh start. All of this was speaking prophetically of You and Your fulfillment of all the rituals and laws (Hebrews 9:1-10). "So Christ has now become the High Priest over all the good things that have come. He has entered the greater, more perfect Tabernacle in heaven, which was not made by human hands and is not part of this created world. With His own blood -- not the blood of goats and calves -- He entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and secured our redemption forever! Under the old system, the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer could cleanse the people's bodies from ceremonial impurity. Just think how much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences form sinful deeds so that we can worship the living God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered Himself to God as a perfect Sacrifice for our sins. That is why He is the One who mediates a New Covenant between God and people, so that all who are called to receive the eternal inheritance God has promised them. For Christ died to set them free from the penalty of the sins they had committed under the first covenant.... And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, so also Christ was offered once for all time as a Sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for Him!" (Hebrews 9:11-28 NLT)
Lord Jesus, You are our High Priest and You are our Sacrifice. Though You, we are made right with the Lord our God. "And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven's Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. By His death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God's house, let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting Him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep His promise!" (Hebrews 10:19-23)
On this high and holy day, from sundown tonight until sundown tomorrow, in fasting and prayer, I set apart my heart and my life as a living sacrifice to You to join in communion with Your sacrificial spirit for me (Romans 12:1). Through the Sacrifice of Your blood on the cross, dashed on the mercy seat of heaven, You invite me beyond the veil that's been ripped open forever so there is no longer any separation between us. Not only on a day, but as a way of life -- I give You thanks and praise for Your Sacrifice for me that I may always and forever encounter You here in the Holy of Holies of my heart! In Jesus' name I pray Amen.
My friend, may you enter into the Most Holy Place of the presence of God on the Day of Atonement and every day through the Sacrifice of Christ, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
Healing from the Inside Out
Pastoral Director | Rapha God Ministries
4 Dominion Drive, Building 1
San Antonio, Texas 78257
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