Sunday August 18
"The curtain of
the temple was torn in two from top to
bottom.”
Mt 27:51 NIV
You Can Approach
God with Confidence
One day a year, on the Day of Atonement (at-one-ment), the
high priest could go beyond the thick curtain in the tabernacle and into the
"Holy of Holies” where God’s presence was. What qualified him to go there
was the fact that the blood of a sacrificial lamb was covering the mercy seat,
under which rested the ark of the covenant. You ask, "What was in the
ark?” The Ten Commandments—which all of us have broken. God arranged it like
that. The only way God could look at the evidence of His people’s guilt was
through the blood of the lamb. Now, fast forward to the cross. Jesus "gave
up His spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from
top to bottom.” Everything changed for the better that day! In spite of your
failures, you can now come into God’s presence, knowing your sins are covered
by the blood of Jesus, and confidently ask for whatever you need. "Let us
come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy,
and we will find grace to help us when we need it most” (Heb 4:16 NLT). Your
acceptance with God is guaranteed when you approach Him saying, "I come in
the name of Jesus and on the merits of His shed blood.” It works like a credit
system. "You are in Christ,” so you have a perfect credit score! So even
when you feel inadequate and undeserving, if you ask in faith believing, God
will give it to you "for Christ’s sake” (Eph 4:32).
Taken from the Word for You Today devotional
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