Yom Kippur – the last reflection from our worship community. Again, the basic ideas of this reflection were taken from AISH and compiled by one of our community leaders.

Create in Me A Clean Heart Oh Adonai and Renew a Right Spirit Within Me

Psalm 51

Read Psalm 27 Daily

10 DAYS OF AWE

Al Chet Prayer

The Goal of Al Chet Is to Get to The Root of the Problem.  To become more like Yeshua and to become conformed to His image and Torah is a process, it does not happen overnight.  The key is never to give up, because He does not give up on us.  We are all under construction and a work in process and this is the time to do spiritual house cleaning.

We are now in the last of the 10 days of awe, a time to measure our spiritual growth and make amends where needed prior to Yom Kippur.

My Spiritual Annual Review Days of Awe Day 10:

Confession

“All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned his own way; but the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him.” (Isaiah 53:6)

Looking back over the past 40 days, I can rejoice because of the Ruach HaKodesh’s leading and correcting in my life areas that are contrary to what I desire and contrary to His Word.  Looking back over the last 40 days, I need to agree with (confess before) God certain issues in my life.  In the next year, I need to overcome temptations in my life that have held me captive.  I will commit to have my leadership or someone I trust to hold me accountable for my actions in the next year.

#40. For the sin we have sinned before You in the matter of extending a hand;

And for the sin we have sinned before You through confusion of heart.

FOR ALL THESE, O GOD OF FORGIVENESS IN YESHUA’S NAME, FORGIVE US,

PARDON US, ATONE FOR US THROUGH THE BLOOD OF YESHUA OUR MESSIAH.

I want to end with ‘Confusion of the Heart” because all sin is a heart issue.  We need to look deep into our hearts and ask God to heal us from all issues within our hearts that have caused us to sin.  Many of these issues stem from a wounded heart that needs to be healed.

There are almost 800 verses in The Bible that deal with the heart.  From the very beginning when sin entered through disobedience – Gen 6:5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

The whole point of the 40 days of Teshuvah is:

Ps. 139:23, 24:  Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts; And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

The Good News is He wants to heal the wounds within us if we will let Him.  Thank G-d for providing Atonement for ALL of our sins through the blood of Yeshua our Messiah.

Is. 53:5:  But he was wounded because of our crimes, crushed because of our sins; the disciplining that makes us whole fell on him, and by his bruises we are healed.

40a. For the mistakes we committed before You in extending the hand.

Ask yourself:  Have I withheld from touching things that don’t belong to me?  Have I stretched forth my hand to the poor and the needy?  Have I joined hands with wicked people?  Have I extended my hand to help in community projects?

40b. For the mistakes we committed before You through confusion of the heart.

The Sages tell us that ultimately all mistakes stem from a confusion of the heart.  This is why on Yom Kippur we tap our chest as we go through this list of “Al Chets.”

Ask yourself:  Have I not worked out issues because of laziness?   Have I made mistakes because I emotionally did not want to accept what I logically knew to be correct?  Have I properly developed my priorities and life goals?

In Him,

Dr. Dee