Your
Breakthrough Appointment with God
This month ushers in
one of the most historic, sacred seasons of the Jewish year! The impact of this
season on you and your family, especially as believers, can be life-changing as
you move into God's supernatural economy!
Don't miss the blessings of this sacred
season!
This month of September, emblazoned on God’s holy calendar since the days of
Moses—well over 30 centuries ago—begins one of the most historic, sacred
seasons of the Jewish year!
These coming days are extremely sacred times with
God. This is His time to
meet with His people. And what happens during this pivotal moment on God’s
timetable can change everything for you, your family, your finances, and your
future.
September 2015 (5776 on the Jewish calendar) ushers
in the Year of Jubilee—something
that happens only once in most people’s adult lifetime!
The
Day of Atonement…and You!
Especially important this year, the Day of Atonement ushers in a once-every-50-years
celebration—the Year of Jubilee. This can be your breakthrough appointment with God, one of the most
significant opportunities in your entire life!
The Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) begins at sundown on September 13. It’s followed
closely by the Day of Atonement (Yom
Kippur), which begins at sunset on Tuesday, September 22, and ends at
nightfall on Wednesday, September 23.
Yom-Kippur
The entire season of feasts, which lasts through
much of September, is extremely noteworthy, but the Day of Atonement is particularly significant. It’s
the day on God’s holy calendar when He speaks Peace to His people. This day
requires advance physical and spiritual preparation.
The Lord spoke to Moses that the people should make
an offering to the Lord on this day (see Leviticus 23:26-28).
Of all the seven yearly appointments
with God, the Day of Atonement was the most solemn and awe-filled. It was a
time set aside for national and sanctuary cleansing.
“Why
does this matter to me?” you may be asking. “I’m not Jewish! Aren’t these feasts only
for the children of Israel, God’s chosen people?”
It’s true that the feasts of Israel were all
fulfilled in Christ Jesus, and the Day of Atonement was specifically fulfilled
when He died on the cross as the supreme sacrifice for our sins. Yes, we are
redeemed by the Blood of Jesus Christ. We don’t have to follow the ancient
blood sacrifices for our sins to be atoned. That was accomplished at the cross!
Still, God established the Day of Atonement to be
kept forever:
“You shall keep it as a feast to the Lord throughout your
generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an ever-lasting ordinance” (Exodus
12:14).
And today we must understand the significance of the
blessings God pours out on His people during those special feasts and seasons.
We also need to understand the instructions He gave us to follow so we can
become who He expects us to be and receive his special blessings on this holy
day.
Scripture says the Day of Atonement was
one of the three times each year when the Israelites were commanded to bring an
offering. After fasting, weeping, mourning, and rending their
hearts, then came the time for them to present an offering.
The Number “3” and
Your Appointment with Destiny
Why three times a year?
There are many references to the number “3”
throughout the Scriptures. It’s used 467 times in the Bible; the number of
Resurrection [restoration, revival, renewal]. So it is no accident that God
directed the children of Israel to bring an offering three specific times of
the year.
And the Atonement offering continues to be critical
for believers today.
Please don’t miss this vital point!
This offering
is your divine appointment with God Himself! It’s part of your preparation for
what is to follow.
Seven
Blessings of the Atonement Offering
Joel 2:18-23 gives seven supernatural blessings
connected to the Day of Atonement offering:
A Double-Portion Blessing
“He will cause the rain to come down for you—The former rain,
And the latter rain in the first month” (Joel 2:23 NKJV).
The former rain prepares the land for seed time, and latter rain prepares it
for harvest. During the first month of the Jewish New Year, both rains come
together! This double-portion blessing still happens today for those who
present a Day of Atonement offering to the Lord.
Financial Outpouring
“The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, And the vats shall
overflow with new wine and oil” (Joel 2:24 NKJV). If
we obey the Covenants of God, He promises to open the windows of Heaven and
pour out a blessing so big that we won’t have room enough to receive it (see
Malachi 3:10).
Restoration
“I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten”
(Joel 2:25 NIV). God promised that He will give back
to you whatever the devil has taken away from you.
Miracles
“You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the Name
of the Lord your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you” (Joel 2:26 NKJV). God
promised not only to provide you with plenty but also that He will deal
wondrously with you. Imagine an outpouring beyond anything you´ve
known before!
God’s Divine Presence
“I am in the midst of Israel: I am the Lord your God and there
is no other” (Joel 2:27 NKJV). Everywhere you go,
His Presence goes with you.
Blessings Upon Your Family
“I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your
daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall
see visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out
My Spirit in those days” (Joel 2:28-29 NKJV). God desires
for your family to build a great heritage of faith and follow Him all the days
of your life (see Psalm 115:14).
Deliverance
“Whoever calls on the Name of the Lord shall be saved” (Joel
2:32 NKJV). This includes those of us who have
been “grafted” as wild olive branches into the tree (see Romans 11:11-24), and
this promise of deliverance is available to believers everywhere!
All seven blessings of the Day of Atonement offering
are for today’s believers!
You can unlock the door to every blessing God has
for you and your loved ones!
God still places significance on His sacred seasons
and the Day of Atonement includes a special offering:
“They shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed. Every man
shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God” (Deuteronomy
16:16-17 NKJV).
This could be your month of divine breakthrough,
especially as we move into the Year of Jubilee.
Begin
unleashing the seven blessings of the atonement in your life by planting your
Day of Atonement seed to take the Gospel to the world. Then watch what God
does!
