Wednesday April 05th, 2023
Meditate on: Romans 8:15 CEV
« God’s Spirit doesn’t make us slaves who are afraid of him. Instead, we become his children and call him our Father. »
Read: Ephesians 2:13-18 GOD’S WORD® Translation
13 But now through Christ Jesus you, who were once far away, have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
14 So He is our peace. In his body He has made Jewish and non-Jewish people one by breaking down the wall of hostility that kept them apart.
15 He brought an end to the commandments and demands found in Moses’ Teachings so that He could take Jewish and non-Jewish people and create one new humanity in Himself. So He made peace.
16 He also brought them back to God in one body by his cross, on which he killed the hostility.
17 He came with the Good News of peace for you who were far away and for those who were near.
18 So Jewish and non-Jewish people can go to the Father in one Spirit.
Message
The death of Jesus Christ on the cross opened up a new era in Christianity.
The first thing that happened when Jesus died was that the veil of the temple was torn into two.
Matthew 27:50-51CSB tells us:
50 But Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and gave up his spirit. 51 Suddenly, the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth quaked, and the rocks were split”
The torn veil was what separated the Holy of Holies from the rest of the temple.
The only person allowed into the holy of Holies was the High Priest, but the moment Jesus died, He went to stand in the place of the veil, so it had to give way.
Now, everyone has full access to the Father through Jesus.
John 14:6 NKJV tells us-
« Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. »
If you want to meet with God, you had better make Jesus your friend.
We know that Jesus is the Word of God.
This means that to access God, you must always study the Word of God.
When you read the Bible, you access the mind of God and you can relate with Him on a new level.
That is why I pity Pastors who only read their Bible to prepare messages; they have lost that intimate relationship with God and cannot know His mind.
Before Jesus died, people used to depend on the High Priest to talk to God or hear from Him, but now, Jesus has bridged the gap. We can access God, speak with Him and hear from Him by ourselves.
It is because Jesus died that I can call God ''Daddy''.
How is your relationship with God?
Jesus died because He wanted you to have an intimate relationship with Him.
God loves you, that is why He sent His son to die for you so He can talk to you one on one.
To what extent are you open to God?
He wants to help you with every inadequacy in your life. All He requires is that you are completely open and dedicated to Him.
Prayer point: Lord, don’t let Your death for me be in vain.
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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