A New Way to God

Living Devotional Taken from Andrew’s Living Commentary
A New Way to God


The Lord can’t dwell among us unless there is a consecrated place for Him.
In the Old Testament, this was a tabernacle and later the temple.

Each part was prescribed by God to Moses so that He could have relationship. For example, let’s look at the veil:
And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made.

Exodus 26:31
When Jesus died, the veil was rent in two from the top to the bottom:
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.

Luke 23:45
This veil reached from the ceiling to the floor, and from wall to wall. It was somewhere between sixty and ninety feet high.
 The fact that it was rent from top to bottom (Matt. 27:51 and Mark 15:38) is significant. No person could have torn it in this fashion. It was definitely God who rent the veil.

Hebrews 9:1-9 tells us that the veil separated the holy of holies, where God dwelt, from the rest of the temple, where the people dwelt. This signified that man was separated from God by sin (Is. 59:1-2).
 But the moment Christ died, this veil was torn in two, revealing that the sacrifice had been made and that there was no longer any separation between God and man. Jesus tore the veil—representing His flesh (Heb. 10:20)—in two and opened up a new way to God through Himself.

Think about this: The old system was torn in half and a new way was created. This new way is living, as contrasted with the old way of the Law, which was death (2 Cor. 3:6-10).

What effect did the tearing of the veil have on the priests?

This wasn’t humanly possible, and it clearly coincided with Jesus’ death.
 The symbolism could not have been missed by the priests, yet there is no record of any of the priests turning to the Lord.

Those still trying to relate to God based on their compliance to the Law will experience death, while those who approach the Lord through this new living way will experience the abundant life only faith in Jesus can bring (John 10:10).

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Living Devotional Taken from Andrew’s Living Commentary