In the sermon this past Sunday we looked at Hebrews 9:1-14 to see how Jesus provides a better way for God’s people to enter into worship. We looked at how Jesus has replaced all of the items of Old Testament temple that were used to worship God. Jesus has become the light we need, replacing the lampstand; Jesus has become the bread of life for us, providing an unending invitation to fellowship with God at the table of his goodness by faith; Through Jesus’s sacrifice the temple curtain that inhibited the worshippers from entering into the Holy of Holies, has been torn open from top to bottom, allowing sinful believer’s unfettered access into His holy presence.
“19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God” Hebrews 10:19-21
Jesus has replaced the old form of worship under the first covenant, opening up a new and better way for believers to find healing, hope and joy that come through an enteral relationship with God.
Are you able to see how Jesus died to redeem worship for you on a personal level giving you access into the presence of God on a daily basis? What are the objects of worship in your life that compete with the presence of God?
