As a born-again believer, do you realize what Christ’s death on the cross actually accomplished? Not only did His death provide forgiveness for our sins, but He also opened the door for us to go straight to God for our needs and communication! No longer do we have to have a high priest as our mediator.
Old Testament saints did not have direct access to God. They couldn’t go to God directly for forgiveness for their sins. Their high priest would go through the veil into the Holy of Holies and there he would give the petitions to God on the people’s behalf.
We, on the other hand, are so totally blessed! Christ provided the perfect sacrifice so we no longer have to get a spotless lamb to be offered on our behalf. He was the perfect and spotless Lamb – provided by God Himself for our benefit!
Mark 15:38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
Christ’s flesh became that veil for us. It was His flesh given for our sins and literally tore the veil in the temple in two when He gave His own veil, His own flesh, for our sins. Now He sits at the right hand of the Father and mediates for us so that the devil does not have a leg to stand on when it comes to our sins. Jesus can turn to His Father and say, “Kate’s penalty for her sin has been paid by Me!” Christ took care of all that for me. 🙂
Hebrews 1:3 – Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Jesus’ death and resurrection gave us direct access to the Father in Heaven. Today’s graphic is a beautiful depiction of that. Christ is our bridge – His righteousness is over us and when the Father in Heaven looks upon us, He sees the righteousness of His beloved Son! We can turn to the Father as a child turns to his earthly father! The Old Testament saints lived in fear of God but we have been adopted into His family and can come crying to Him with peace and comfort in our hearts for He hears us as a father hears his children!
Romans 8:15 – For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Because of Christ, we are not longer under the bondage of the powers of darkness but we are now part of the eternal kingdom of Jesus Christ!
Colossians 1:13 – Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his dear Son:
Ephesians 2:15 – Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, [even] the law of commandments [contained] in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, [so] making peace;
Praise the Lord that we are no longer under the Law but are adopted into the family of God and can now be called sons and daughters 🙂 We have been redeemed by the blood of the Lamb!
Galatians 4:5 – To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
Aren’t you thankful, too? There’s so much more than just salvation in Christ’s death, burial and resurrection! There’s a direct access to the Heavenly Father and we can turn to Him as a child turns to his/her Daddy. What a beautiful picture indeed!
