HE BROUGHT US HOME TO GOD
Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit.— 1 Peter 3:18 (NLT)
As Jesus hung on the Calvary's cross, the curtain that separated the holy of holies was split into two. Mark records, "the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom" (Mark 15:38 NIV). This astounded the Jewish religious leaders of the day but their eyes were blinded to see its significance. The Holy of Holies was the designated place for the Ark of covenant representing God's presence. That veil separated this most holy place where God's presence was with from the rest (Exodus 40:3). In the Old Testament, God's presence was hidden from people and only the high priest would have temporal access to the presence once a year. However, when Jesus came and died, He brought us to God. That curtain that kept men from accessing the presence of God was torn apart. Jesus made us people of God's presence. Hallelujah. Man's real and true home is God's presence. Our theme scripture says about Jesus, "He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God". Jesus in His redemptive work, brought us home to God. The high priest in the Old Testament could only enter that place with animal blood but Jesus carried His own blood into the very presence of God. And because he was doing it for us, we went in there in Him by the law of substitution. He went through the veil which was His very body offered in death. Hebrews 9:12 declares, "Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood, He entered in once into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption for us". When Jesus went there, He carried us there in the legal mind of justice. This is one such beautiful outcome of His redemptive work. The greatest thing Adam lost was God's presence but thank God Jesus brought us into God's presence. It is the best place, full of true peace and love. It's the place that defines the reason of your existence. We live in that presence permanently. If you are not born again, just know that you are away from your true home. Your true home is not that house you love, it is God's presence. That is where the true rest for your soul resides.
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