Morning by Morning, September 14, 2026 — Ten Days of Awe Between the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I speak Your name and listen for Your leading, to begin my day grounded in Your Word and led by Your Spirit, for the sons and daughters of God are led by the Spirit of God (Romans 8:14). …
As I wait for Your leading this morning, I’m reminded we’ve just entered “the Ten Days of Awe” within the rhythms of the biblical calendar—the ten days between the Feast of Trumpets and the Day of Atonement.
“Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him!” (Psalm 33:8) All the feasts, like all the Law and the Prophets and all of Scripture, are ultimately fulfilled in You, Lord Jesus, our Savior and Sovereign Lord, the Living Word of God (Matthew 5:17; John 1:14).
As You explained to the two disciples on the walk to Emmaus:
“Then (Jesus) said to them, ‘These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.’ And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures” (Luke 24:44-45).
So as we remember these days on our spiritual journey, may we remember their purpose. These “appointed festivals of the Lord”—mo’edim in the original Hebrew language of Scripture—are times of repentance and renewed commitment, of both holy convocation and joyful celebration, in the reverent fear and awe of the Lord our God (Leviticus 23:1-44).
These ten days speak of a calling to embrace Your invitation to our hearts. Not just ten days but every day. Standing in awe of You. Bowing our hearts before You. In humility and repentance, in surrender and submission, in faithfulness and obedience that flow from a heart of declared dependence upon You alone as God. In our hearts, we both honor You and humble ourselves before You, in both the love of God and the fear of the Lord.
These are days of repentance and return, introspection and intimacy, solemnity in the searching of our souls to surrender to You all that is not yet like You:
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting” (Psalm 139:23-24).
But as we humble ourselves before You, we’re in the place where You can lift us up and set us free and establish us secure in our identity that You can fulfill our destiny in all that’s in Your heart to do in us and through us in our world.
“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up” (James 4:10).
Thank You for all Your mercy and grace, for Your eternal will, as we look to You during these days and every day, excited to see all You will do. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged this day. In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you be filled awe in both the love of God and the fear of the Lord during these ten days of awe and every day on your spiritual journey with Jesus, in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friend! And you have a great day!
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