Yeshua’s Blood Has Spoken a Better Word Over Your Life

As we enter into Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year, I want to wish you a meaningful fast and a deep encounter with the God of Israel through Messiah Yeshua. For thousands of years, this day has been marked by repentance, prayer, and fasting. Yet the heart of Yom Kippur was never about how long one could go without food—it was always about the sacrifice, as I share in this teaching. 

In Leviticus 16, we read that on this day, the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to offer the blood of a spotless sacrifice. The fasting was an expression of humility—the posture in which we brought the sacrifice—much like Esther when she went to present herself before the king, hoping for mercy—but the true atonement came through the shedding of blood. As the Torah tells us:

“For the life of the creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar…” (Lev. 17:11)

This is why Yeshua’s sacrifice is so central. He is our eternal High Priest who entered not an earthly sanctuary, but the very presence of God in heaven. His blood brings the forgiveness that no fast alone could secure. The book of Hebrews says it this way:

“He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.” (Heb. 9:12)

So while fasting is a good and holy practice—it softens our hearts and draws us closer to God—the true power of Yom Kippur is not found in what we abstain from, but in the One who gave Himself for us.

This Yom Kippur, may you rest in the assurance that your atonement is complete in Messiah. And may your fast be filled with the joy of knowing that Yeshua’s blood has spoken a better word over your life.

G’mar Chatima Tova – May you be sealed in the Book of Life!

With love and gratitude, Ron