“And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.”
The word “access” is not used in this text, but it is definitely demonstrated. For example, when one is given access it means that he or she is free to enter. Jesus offered Himself as a sacrifice to give us access to the salvation that He offers. I can’t explain why Jesus had to die for us to be saved, but I know that this is explicitly what the Bible teaches. I want to take a look at the advantages that this access to salvation adds to the lives of those who take advantage of it. The death of Jesus on the cross gives us access to a new day. The “veil of the temple” was the curtain that separated the “Holy of Holies” in the Jewish temple from human access. Only the high priest could enter the most holy place of the temple, and then only on the Day of Atonement. To enter that holy place was to die –period. Even the high priest had to take certain precautions when entering into it. The rent veil meant that this had changed. The rent veil ushered in a new day for all who would take advantage of the access that was offered. Everyone who would come to the Father through the Son would now have access to the throne room. God is available to all who will call on Him in the name of Jesus. This access was gained because of the love, mercy and grace of God. It is free, but it’s not cheap since it cost the blood of Jesus. The death of Jesus on the cross gives us access to prayer. The rent veil means that when we pray we go directly to the Father through the Son. Other people can certainly intercede for us, but no one needs to pray in our stead, for we have access to the throne of God without the aid of anyone. This means that you have access to the eternal God 24/7. Hebrews 4:16 invites us to “come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” This was written from the perspective that Jesus is our high priest. Jesus entered the heavenly “Holy of Holies” for us and He awaits our prayers. We can breathe a prayer any time that we want, we can even think a prayer any time that we want. Prayer is not complicated. If we have a need of any kind, we can go directly to the throne through Jesus. If we need forgiveness, which we surely do, we can take it directly to the throne of God and receive it. We are told in 1 John 1:9 that any time that we confess our sins, “(Jesus) is faithful and just to forgive them." Whatever our need, we have access to God. While we might have places that are more conducive to prayer than others, we do not need a certain place to pray. There is not a certain posture for prayer. We do not need to pray in a “holy voice” to God. We just need to pray – period. We can get through to the Father any time when we pray in the name of Jesus. All of this is true even if we do not feel like praying. The death of Jesus gives us access to fellowship with God. In other world religions God is closed off from the people. Proponents of these religions worship a god who is “out there somewhere.” In the Christian faith, we serve the God who is not closed off from us. He has promised to be with His children all of the time. He is never out of touch. Through the indwelling Holy Spirit, we can have fellowship with God every hour of every day of our lives. We can worship Him freely, knowing that He loves us and that He is with us. Isaiah 55:6 tells us: “Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near.” Thank God that in Jesus God is near us all of the time. The rent veil certainly means more than I have covered here. The three points given are meant to remind us of the access that Jesus’ death on the cross gives us. Rejoice! Bro. Joe
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