Monday, April 4, 2022
And so, dear
brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because
of the blood of Jesus. By his death, Jesus opened a
new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. And
since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, let us go
right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled
with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure
water. Let us hold tightly
without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his
promise. Let us think of ways to
motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And
let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one
another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. Hebrews 10:19-25
God gave detailed, sacred instructions to Moses as to
how to set up the Tabernacle’s Most Holy Place (Holy of Holies), along with
cleansing and consecrating rituals for the priests who would serve there. It would be a death sentence for anyone other
than the consecrated High Priest to enter beyond the curtain that separated
this place of God’s dwelling from all other places on earth.
Paul wrote that the blood of Christ changed all
that. We may enter into God’s presence boldly
– that is, without fear of dying, but with awareness that it is the only way of
living! Entering
the place of worship (in prayer, in church, on the golf course, driving on
I-85, or changing the baby’s diaper) isn’t a place of worship at all, those are
only the places we happen to be when we enter the place of worship – our being,
our heart, soul, mind, and spirit, joining in conversation with the
Father. And that conversation requires both
speaking and listening.
There is way too much here to unpack in a five minute
devotional, but let’s open the conversation on having this conversation. God, says Paul, is to be trusted with the
promises He has made to have this conversation with each of us. He speaks through His Word. He speaks (sometimes) in an event or a growing
sense of urgency in our heart. And…He
listens. Best of all, He knows us – deep
down, in every corner of our being…warts and all. And He still loves us.
For You Today
If the new
tabernacle for God is located in your innermost place, it would be wise to
dwell on how God instructed Moses to
consecrate the first (temporary) Tabernacle…carefully, wholly-dedicating
the place to God.
[1] Title image: Pixabay.com Unless noted, Scripture quoted from The New Living Translation©
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