*How Much Longer Will You Stand Behind the Curtain?*
*Just for your thoughts.*
*How Much Longer Will You Stand Behind the Curtain?*
At the very moment our Lord Jesus Christ gave His life on the cross, without any delay, God the Father did something very significant for us. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom (Matt. 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45).
Through this, the barrier that symbolized the separation between God and humanity was removed, and through Christ, we were given the right and privilege to come directly into the presence of God.
This event is recorded in all three Synoptic Gospels.
From the very moment we are born again, God has already given us this great blessing. We do not need a human mediator between God and us.
NO HUMAN MIDDLEMAN IS REQUIRED.
At any time, in any place, and with any need, we can come directly to the Father ourselves. This is one of the greatest spiritual privileges given to us in Christ—the right to have direct access to the presence of God.
But sometimes we hand over this privilege to intermediaries and become slaves to false prophets and false teachers.
Instead of depending on the Lord and living as free people, we bring ourselves into spiritual bondage by depending on human beings.
No one else can take our burdens to God in the same way that we ourselves can.
We must personally bring the deepest needs of our hearts, our tears, and our struggles before God.
When we truly understand this, we can face our problems and struggles with faith.
Therefore, let us not lose our spiritual strength by depending on intermediaries. It is not a healthy spiritual experience to never pray for ourselves and always depend on others.
It is the Lord’s desire that we ourselves seek God and pray for our personal needs.
It is one thing to ask one another for prayer concerning general ministry matters and the needs of the church. But it is another thing to never pray for our own personal needs and always depend on the prayers of others.
How much longer will we stand behind the curtain?
Dear brother, push aside the curtain that has already been torn and come directly to the Father.
The Father is calling you!
Even though the priesthood has changed, why should we still stand behind the old ways and depend on useless religious rituals?
Enough of living by relying only on the prayers of others!
The Father is calling you to have a direct relationship with Him.
“We have direct, equal and unlimited access to the throne of God.”
Let us once again recognize, experience, and make use of this great privilege we have through Christ—the privilege of coming into the presence of God.
Let us rediscover the privilege that we thought we had lost!
The curtain has been torn.
The way has been opened.
The Father is calling.
No more standing behind the curtain—come directly to Him!
Bible Reading:
Luke 23:45; Matthew 27:51; Mark 15:38; Leviticus 9:7; 16:2; Hebrews 9:6–7; 12:18–24.