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Create In Me A Clean Heart Oh Adonai and Renew a Right Spirit Within Me
Psalm 51
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Day 31
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 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.
We are now in 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 1:
God:
Hear O Israel; The Lord your God, is One! And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your might. Deuteronomy 5:45
In this last year has my relationship with YHWH/Yeshua improved?
In the last year has my relationship with YHWH/Yeshua failed to improve?
In this next year how can I improve my relationship with the YHWH/Yeshua? .
#31. For the sin we have sinned before You with haughty eyes/arrogance and for the sin we have sinned before You with brazeness.
Again a reminder for us all to walk in the spirit of humility towards one another and also moral purity as well.
Definition of Haughty and Brazeness
Haughty
HAUGHTY, a. hau'ty. [from haught.]
1. Proud and disdainful; having a high opinion of one's self, with some contempt for others; lofty and arrogant; supercilious.
Brazenness
BRA'ZENNESS, n. Appearance like brass. In this sense, brassiness is the more correct word.
1. Impudence; excess of assurance
1Co 8:1 Now about food sacrificed to idols: we know that, as you say, "We all have knowledge." Yes, that is so, but "knowledge" puffs a person up with pride; whereas love builds up.
Co 5:1 It is actually being reported that there is sexual sin among you, and it is sexual sin of a kind that is condemned even by pagans - a man is living with his stepmother!
1Co 5:2 And you stay proud? Shouldn't you rather have felt some sadness that would have led you to remove from your company the man who has done this thing?
1Co 5:3 For I myself, even though I am absent physically, am with you spiritually; and I have already judged the man who has done this as if I were present.
Isa 47:10 You were at ease in your wickedness, you thought, "No one sees me." Your "wisdom" and "knowledge" perverted you, as you thought to yourself, "I am important, and no one else."
Rom 12:16 Be sensitive to each other's needs - don't think yourselves better than others, but make humble people your friends. Don't be conceited.
Rom 14:10 You then, why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For all of us will stand before God's judgment seat;
Rom 14:11 since it is written in the Tanakh, "As I live, says Adonai, every knee will bend before me, and every tongue will publicly acknowledge God."
Rom 14:12 So then, every one of us will have to give an account of himself to God.
Rom 14:13 Therefore, let's stop passing judgment on each other! Instead, make this one judgment - not to put a stumbling block or a snare in a brother's way.
31. For the mistakes we committed before You with haughty eyes. The Talmud says that a person's eyes are the "window to the soul." An arrogant person is therefore referred to as having "haughty eyes."
Ask yourself:
Do I communicate warmth and care to people with my eyes?
Have I avoided interacting with certain people because I felt they were too unimportant for me?
Have my career and relationships suffered because my ego is over-inflated?
32. For the mistakes we committed before You with a strong forehead (brazenness). The Talmud says there are three traits which characterize Jews: kindness, compassion, and shame. "Shameful" means feeling embarrassed and remorseful when doing something wrong.
Ask yourself:
Do I examine the moral consequences before making difficult decisions?
Do I appreciate how my moral behavior defines me as a human being?
Have I studied what the Bible says about conscience and morality?
Exploring the "Al Chet" Prayer by Rabbi Shraga Simmons (Aish Hatorah) |
