The Tabernacle was not Accessible to the People (Heb. 9:6-7)

                                                               SPIRITUAL DIARY

 

                                                                                                            Date:  04-15-03

 

My Worship Time     

Focus:  3^rd reason the tabernacle was inferior:  It was inaccessible to the people.

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                         Reference:  Hebrews 9:6, 7

 

1.      Message of the verse:  “Now when these things have been thus prepared, the priests are continually entering the outer tabernacle, performing the divine worship, but into the second only the high priest enters, once a year, not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.”  (NASB)  “When these things were all in place, the priests went in and out of the first room regularly as they performed their religious duties.  But only the high priest goes into the Most Holy Place, and only once a year, and always with blood, which he offers to God to cover his own sins and the sins the people have committed in ignorance.”  (NLT)  Some of the things that are in verse seven I discussed in the spiritual diary from 4-13-03.  In verse six the writer speaks of the duties of the priest, (not high priest) concerning the first, or holy place.  He offered sacrifices each day in the holy place.  The main point that the writer makes is that the access of the tabernacle was only for the priests and the people from the tribe of Levi, and not the ordinary people from Israel.  We today do not have to go through this because of Christ’s death and resurrection and the fact that He is our High Priest serving in heaven.

2.      Spiritual meaning for my life today:  As I look at these verses I cannot help but think of what Jesus said to the woman at the well in John chapter four, where he said to her that there will come a day when those of God will worship God from anywhere in Spirit and in truth.  I am so thankful that I do not have to go through the things that pertain to the Law, as to worshiping the Lord.  There are too many times when I complain about things and how God moves in my life, but to have the freedom of worshiping the Lord in Spirit and in truth is so wonderful and fulfilling to me.

 

The Word of God was very refreshing to me as I read and studied it this morning.

 

My Steps of Faith Today:  To trust the Lord with our investments with Haven Equity and not to lean on my own understanding concerning them.  To plan and seek the Lord’s will for our lives if Haven Equity will not be available to us to invest in at a latter time.  To trust the Lord to give me more compassion and less fear, more encouragement, and less selfishness.

 

Memory verses for the week:  Psalm 40:9,10

 

9.      I have proclaimed glade tidings of righteousness in the great congregation; Behold, I will not restrain my lips, O LORD Thou knowest.

10.  I have not hidden Thy righteousness in my heart; I have spoken of Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation; I have not concealed Thy lovingkindness and Thy truth from the great congregation.