Morning by Morning, September 27 - The Days of Awe Good morning, Lord Jesus. You’re welcome here in my heart and every moment of my day -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. ... “Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him!” (Psalm 33:8) On the rhythms of the Biblical calendar, these are the ten “Days of Awe” between the Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah) and the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). And all the feasts, like all the Law and the Prophets and all of Scripture, are ultimately fulfilled in You, our Savior and Sovereign Lord, the Living Word of God (Matthew 5:17; John 1:14). So as we remember these days on our spiritual journey, we remember their purpose. These “appointed festivals of the Lord” 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). “This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: ‘In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength....” (Isaiah 30:15). “Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the Good News of God and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the Good News’” (Mark 1:14-15). Even as we are awestruck by all the challenges we’re facing in our world -- war, shocking violence, staggering inflation, division and dissension, lawlessness and oppression, assaults on moral values and personal freedom, hurricanes and earthquakes, fires and famines -- we turn to You. We stand in awe of You. We bow low in desperate need of You. We embrace a reverent fear of You, even as we also embrace Your mercifully extravagant invitation to incomprehensible intimacy with You. “If we confess our sins, He who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). We are moved by the awe-inspiring Words of Your mercy and love for all who turn to You in humility and faith: “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
“Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:17-21). How awe-some is that! So every day, all our days, are days of awe when we choose to live in awe of You. Come, Holy Spirit of God. Move our hearts to turn to You, to the Lord our God, in honor and humility, in the fear of the Lord and in awe of the Lord. May we embrace Your great grace, as we keep turning in awe to the One who is Lord of all (Ephesians 4:6; Acts 10:36). In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you be filled with awe of the Lord, as you keep turning to Him and embracing all His great grace for you through Jesus Christ, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you!
Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries Mailing Address: 412 S. Adams Street #148 Fredericksburg, Texas 78624 Please share this word to encourage a friends! Anyone can sign up for free to receive them at: https://messiah-ministries.org/ | 
