Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Yom Kippur - The Day of Atonement



Over the last week, various organizations have sent out a call to prayer for our nation, government and world situations.  The prayer time was to begin today, Yom Kippur, and end on Election Day, November 6th.  This initiative included a list of prayer requests for each day so we could be unified in our voice.

This morning I was completely prepared to humble myself, cry out for forgiveness and mercy and seek blessing. I sat down with my journal, dated the top of the page and began with The Lord’s Prayer.  Not typical, but inspired so I went with it.  As I continued on with the “list” of prayer requests I felt less and less passion to continue.  I realized I was supposed to spend more time listening than talking and here is what I heard.

“Oh, what is man without a Savior?  Can he exist for any good purpose when flesh rules and reigns?  You have tried everything without Me, but it was never intended to be that way.  I have compassion for the lost and weary.  The world is a cruel master.  Not my creation but how it has been exploited…for gains, not sustenance…for profit, not pleasure…for greed, not good. 

Return to Me oh people of mine.  I have redeemed you long ago.  A Savior, my own Son, brought forth in great pain of my heart, but also with great love for you.  See the sacrifice as an open door to enter my Kingdom… to come to Me freely.  I hated the veil.  The separation.  Now the way is open and so few choose to come near.  This is the message of today.  Come Near to Me My people.  I want to be your God.  To hold you up, to walk out this life into the next.  Our relationship will be eternal.”

When I was a little girl and went to my father to confess my wrongs I was usually sent to my room.  Separated from my family with a grounding.  Today when this little girl came before her Heavenly Father, she heard “Come Near to Me…”  This is the heart of our Father.  He has come to restore and redeem.  Oh, that we would let Him!