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Day 38 or February 7.

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When a whole nation repents.

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Our thoughts today are rooted in Leviticus chapter 16 verse 30.

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On this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you.

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Then before the Lord you will be clean from all your sins.

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First the big picture surrounding this verse.

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The very special festival called the Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur dominates these two

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chapters.

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According to the website of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is the day of divine

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judgment and of affliction of souls, a day when the individual may be cleansed of sins

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and the only fast day decreed in the Bible.

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It is a time to enumerate one's misdeeds and contemplate one's faults.

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A Jew is expected on this day to pray for forgiveness for sins between man and God,

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and correct his wrongful actions against his fellow man.

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Leviticus reminds us that it was the day when Aaron would enter the Holy of Holies to seek

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forgiveness for the whole nation.

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This is also the place where we hear about the scapegoat, which took the sins of the

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people away, exactly as Jesus Christ did, many years later.

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And now our action step for today.

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First the priest is prepared, and then he is able to serve the people by releasing the

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scapegoat bearing their sins.

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There are many today who want God to use them, but never take the first essential step of

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getting prepared for service.

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This doesn't mean we have to be perfect or know everything before God can use us, far

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from it.

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If this were the case, then none of us would ever make it.

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A friend, new to Christ, wanted to preach and teach, even though he knew very little.

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He soon ran dry and became disillusioned.

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He refused to submit to a learning process, so he could be used as a teacher.

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And sadly, eventually slipped away.

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John chapter 14 verse 26 tells us, When the Father sends the Holy Spirit, He will teach

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you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.

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If you are running dry, it may be that you need more preparation.

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Are you prepared to be prepared?