Aaron H.’s Journal

I pray that the Church here in America would really learn what community is about and give in the manner that the Israelites did in this passage. I feel that there is too much of an emphasis on making a bigger # of people in the Church than taking care of the ones already there. We need to bring more than enough to do the Lord's work!!!!

This verse shows just how important it was for the Israelites to make their atonement every year as an act of worship. The absolute gravity of this command from God was carried down through the generations and anytime the Israelites took their eyes off of the importance of their worship of God He disciplined them and tried to show them just how much He loved them and was merciful. However, the fall brought with it the curse of mankind and we loved evil more than the holiness and communion of God. EVERY action and thought of men is inherently EVIL. It is only because of the mercy of our Savior and God that we even have the opportunity to be brought into fellowship with God THROUGH Jesus Christ. God has proven Himself time and again but the Church today, specifically the American Church has abadoned fellowship with the Lord and sought after the lusts of other things. The American Church has played the Harlot and burdened itself with every kind of wickedness. We have become like the Israelites in the desert, who forgot everything the Lord had brought them through and began putting their trust in things that were downright wicked. The Church in America MUST wake up to the fact that we have played the harlot long enough. We HAVE TO TURN TO GOD AND STOP PUTTING ON OUR MASKS OF DECEIT. WE HAVE TO TURN FROM EVIL AND FIND OUR PLACE AND PEACE IN THE LORD ALMIGHTY. Sincerely, Theophilus