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40 Days Of Teshuvah To Yom Kippur |
Create In Me A Clean Heart Oh Adonai and Renew a Right Spirit Within Me
Psalm 51
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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 over night. 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.
#22 For the sin that we have sinned before You by causing subservience through bribary.
#23 - And for the sin that we have sinned before You through denial and false promise.
Here's a thought, have we ever tried to bribe God or make false promises to Him? How many times do we try to strike deals with our Father to justify our disobedience.
God "if" you will do this for me "then" I promise you I will never do this or that again. Or if you just give me a better job, then I will tithe and give offerings.
Isn't this a form of bribary thinking that we can control our Heavenly Father as an excuse not to obey? Have'nt we all done this sometime in our life, one way or another.
And how many times did the answer our prayers manifest because of His love, grace and mercy only to have us turn around and not fulfill our vows and promises.
Have we told our Pastors/Rabbi's and Leaders that you are behind them only to turn your backs and leave when they need you the most? Have you ever made a pledge and not fulfilled it, whether you felt pressured or not, nobody was forcing you to make that pledge. Howver this is a very serious thing in God's eyes.
We all need to say what we mean and mean what we say. We need to be people of absolute integrity so we give no place to Ha satan in our lives. We need to be people of our word and to fulfill our commitments we have made to others and to our Communities.
Psa 24:3 Who may go up to the mountain of Adonai? Who can stand in his holy place?
Psa 24:4 Those with clean hands and pure hearts, who don't make vanities the purpose of their lives or swear oaths just to deceive.
Psa 144:7 Reach out your hands from on high; rescue me; save me out of deep water, out of the power of strangers,
Psa 144:8 whose mouths speak worthless words and whose right hands swear false oaths.
Mat 5:33 "Again, you have heard that our fathers were told, 'Do not break your oath,' and 'Keep your vows to Adonai.'
Mat 5:34 But I tell you not to swear at all - not 'by heaven,' because it is God's throne;
Mat 5:35 not 'by the earth,' because it is his footstool; and not 'by Yerushalayim,' because it is the city of the Great King. Mat 5:36 And don't swear by your head, because you can't make a single hair white or black.
Mat 5:37 Just let your 'Yes' be a simple 'Yes,' and your 'No' a simple 'No'; anything more than this has its origin in evil.
Jas 5:12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
Exo 23:8 You are not to receive a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clearsighted and subverts the cause of the righteous.
Deu 16:19 You are not to distort justice or show favoritism, and you are not to accept a bribe, for a gift blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of even the upright.
Deu 16:20 Justice, only justice, you must pursue; so that you will live and inherit the land Adonai your God is giving you.
Pro 17:23 From under a cloak a bad man takes a bribe to pervert the course of justice.
As we continue to go through the Al Chet prayers and prepare our selves for the High Holy Days we are seeing how much we are in need of a redeemer and redemption. Praise God that He has provided this through our Savior and Master Yeshua.
All have sinned and have fallen short of the Glory and Righteousness of God but He has provided atonement for us so we can walk in His righteusness and Holiness all the days of our lives.
21. For the mistakes we committed before You through bribery. Bribery is most subversive because we are often not aware of how it affects our decisions. In the words of the Torah, bribery is "blinding."
Ask yourself:
Have I compromised my honesty and integrity because of money?
Have I compromised myself for the sake of honor and flattery?
Have I failed to do the right thing because I wanted approval?
22. For the mistakes we committed before You through denial and false promises.
The mark of a great person is a meticulous commitment to truth -- despite whatever hardships, embarrassment, or financial loss might be involved.
Ask yourself:
Have I lied to myself?
Have I lied to others?
Does my job ever involve having to lie?
Have I rationalized the acceptability of a "white lie?"
Exploring the "Al Chet" Prayer by Rabbi Shraga Simmons (Aish Hatorah) |
