Access

Exodus 26

Access: You get frustrated trying to get it with your cable or phone company when you have a problem. Access: Do my kids really have more than a grunt or an “I’m busy right now” when they seek it from their dad? Access: Do people have ready and meaningful access to the resources or leadership in their church that they need? Do we give others the access to our listening hearts? It’s easy enough for us to complain about the access we don’t get, and overlook the access we withhold.

God withholds nothing. When Jesus died, there was a tear in the curtain in the temple that separates the most holy place – where originally the ark was housed - from the merely holy place, signaling our direct access to God. When we pray in Jesus’ name, the Father receives our prayers as from his own Son.

Prayer:
Lord, it can be a bit confusing to us why you directed so much detail in the design of the tabernacle in ancient times, but then, we weren’t there, were we? What matters is what we know now: that you sent your Son to be our Lord, brother and friend. Thank you for this immediate access. Through Him. Amen.