This time of year is a good time of reflection. All during the year we get caught up in our daily activities and we sometimes fail to pay attention to what is in fact worth paying attention to. We spend our time shuffling with appointments for the kids, appointments for our work, appointments for ourselves. We exhaust ourselves with work of one kind or another.
Whether you work for yourself, work at home, or go to a building; work takes our time away from spending time with Jesus. Before Jesus came to the earth there was no way for people to spend time with the Lord. There was no access to the Throne Room for the everyday person. Only the High Priest could access the Presence of the Lord, and then only on certain days. Before Jesus came we were on the outside of the veil and not allowed in.
Now of course most of us know that we have access because Jesus Christ Died and rose again so that we might have access. So that we could be called children of God. So that we could have a personal relationship with the Lord. This ladies and gentleman, is the greatest gift ever.
Though we were flawed, though we are a stiff-necked people, though we gave Jesus no thought, He paid the price for us. He gave us the opportunity to have access to the Throne Room. He gave us the opportunity to have communication with Him.
Before Jesus came to the earth, we had no hope of spending eternity with the Lord. We were doomed to spending eternity absent from the presence of the Lord. There is no hope in absence of the Lord. The gift Jesus gave us is the gift of a life eternally in the presence of the Lord.
Besides an eternal life with the Lord, we can spend time with Him here and now. Anytime we say a prayer, anytime we whisper a need for help, anytime we are feeling lost or alone, anytime we need the Lord to intervene in our lives. We can run straight to the Lord because Jesus made a way.
The bible says in Matthew 27:51 that the veil was torn from the top to the bottom. This tells us that we can all have access to the presence of God not just the High Priests. What a great gift! The gift of access to the Father! This is what Christmas is all about. Once we have asked Jesus into our hearts, He gives us the gift of access. This is the greatest gift ever.
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