When Adam and Eve sinned against God they were barred from the tree of life. God placed two cherubim and a flaming sword to guard the way. Mankind was guilty and so he lost his access to the life of God. When God commanded Moses to build a tabernacle, he instructed him to build a room in the tabernacle called the Holy of Holies. This was to be the ‘throne room’ of God. God commanded Moses to close off this chamber with a great curtain and he told him to embroider cherubim on the curtain. In other words, this curtain represented the closed way to the tree of life. In the moment Jesus died something amazing happened. The great curtain in the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. Jesus’ death atoned for the guilt of his people and therefore the way to the tree of life was now opened for anyone who would come by faith in his sacrifice. The way is open to live with God and to be filled with his life, imparted to us by his Spirit. Jesus did not die so that you could know about God. He died so that you could be reconciled to God and have a relationship with him. The problem is, we tend to accept this fact intellectually but then continue to live life on the wrong side of the curtain. God calls you to live life on his side of the curtain. Here there is fullness of life, peace and joy. On which side of the curtain are you going to live?
“Draw near to God and he will draw near to you.”
Read Matthew 27:45-56
