face to face

As I sit in my room reading in Exodus tonight I can't help but to be thankful for what Jesus Christ did on the cross...

When God called Moses and his people out of the affliction in Egypt... God commanded Moses to build a Tabernacle so He could "dwell among them" (Exodus 25-28 gave the instructions on how it should be built). But in the Tabernacle a veil was woven and hung "The veil shall be a divider for you between the holy place and the Most Holy" (26:33).

People could not go into the presence of God.

There were rules, sacrifices, daily offerings, and a veil that separated them from the presence of God. But not for Moses... "The Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend" (33:11).

That verse really got me thinking about my life today. When Jesus died on the cross that veil was torn. "Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom..." (Matthew 27:51). It's mentioned again in the book of 2 Corinthians "... the veil is taken away in Christ" (3:16). When Christ died and the veil was torn people were now able to enter the presence of God and talk with Him as Moses did!

And that's what I have today. No rules, no regulations, no daily offerings. God doesn't want sacrifice, but obedience. And as a Father who knows best for His children, I should want to obey.

But before I get side tracked....

God's presence, face to face.... I can talk to God "as a man speaks to his friend". And this is all because Jesus Christ died on a cross for my sin...

and yours too.