Meandering Monday - Walking into the Holy - Martin Wiles

Welcome to Meandering Monday, where we take a trip back to an earlier post and enjoy it again.

Then there was a curtain, and behind the curtain was the second room called the Most Holy Place. Hebrews 9:3 NLT

Before the contestants were three doors—or actually curtains—Door 1, Door 2, and Door 3.

Which one to choose was the gamble. Monty Hall co-created and co-produced the original television show Let’s Make a Deal. Contestants played various games and were offered chances to trade their winnings for the possibility of something more valuable.

The Big Deal came at the end of each show, and the top winners were offered the chance to trade their prizes for what was behind one of the doors. Those who took the chance could possibly win the Big Deal of the day, which might be a car, boat, vacation, furniture, appliances, or any combination thereof. Some were pleased with their choice after the curtains opened while others wished they had kept their original winnings.

Two rooms comprised the tabernacle God instructed Moses to construct after the Israelites left Egyptian slavery: the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place. A curtain separated the rooms. Ordinary priests were allowed in the first, but only the high priest could enter the second—and that only once each year. The Ark of the Covenant, which represented the presence of God, resided in this sacred room. On the Day of Atonement, the high priest confessed the sins of the people and begged for God’s forgiveness.

Happily, no doors or curtains presently separate us from God. The curtain of the temple was torn from top to bottom when Jesus died on the cross. Our sin debt was paid, thereby removing the barrier between us and God. Now we are priests in our own right. God gives us the privilege and loving invitation to enter boldly and confidently into his presence as often as we desire. His guidance, love, and listening ear are available regardless of the time or our location.

Nothing separates us from God’s love unless we voluntarily or rebelliously erect it. How often are you walking into the holy?

Prayer: Father, thank You for making it possible for us to enter Your presence at any time and any place. 

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