Sold Out Live

Hebrews 10:19-22a “9 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, His body, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith…”

In the Old Testament, only the high priest was allowed to enter the Most Holy Place in the temple. Between the outer section and the Most Holy Place was a curtain to keep just anyone from entering this sacred part of the temple.

In Matthew 27:50-51, it says, “And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He gave up His spirit. 51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split.”

When Jesus shed His blood on the cross the curtain was torn, like the body of Christ when He sacrificed Himself for our sin, which signifies that the access to the Most Holy Place, the presence of God is now open, but all through Jesus.

The passage in Hebrews, mentioned above, encourages us who have put their trust in Christ to “draw near to God”. We can come to God as we are, without any pretensions, knowing that whatever we have done, God loves and has proven this through Jesus’ sacrifice.

So, let us not think that we have to be good enough to come to God, because we aren’t. That’s why God made a way by sending Jesus to pay for our sins so we can come into His presence.