08-28-2020, 08:04 AM
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH
THE LIVING WATER {July ~ Dec., 2020}
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Friday, August 28, 2020
TOPIC: UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER (2)
Read Leviticus 16:1-10
MEMORISE: and the LORD said to Moses: "Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat. (Leviticus 16:2)
EXPOSITION
We have seen how we gain immediate access to God through Christ. But how did Jesus give us this access? He replaced the complicated ceremonies and rituals of the past (Hebrews 4:16).
He gave us an easier access to God than the high priests of Old Testament times! The Old Testament people were following God's command, and he graciously forgave them when, by faith, they made their sacrifices.
But that practice looked forward to Christ's perfect sacrifice. Christ's way was superior to the Old Testament's way because the old way only pointed to what he would do.
The priests' work was never finished so they always had to stand and make sacrifices; Christ's sacrifice (dying in our place) is finished, so He is seated. The priests repeated the sacrifices often; Christ sacrificed once, for all. The sacrifice system couldn't completely remove sin; Christ's sacrifice effectively cleansed us.
How shall we respond to this unrestricted access?
First, we must never forget that God is holy and so, we must not let this privilege cause us to approach God carelessly.
Secondly, an easy access to God does not eliminate our need to prepare our hearts as we draw near in prayer. Thirdly, cancelling the first sacrificial system in favour of a far better one meant doing away with the system of sacrifices contained in the ceremonial law, but it didn't mean eliminating God's moral law (the Ten Commandments). Fourthly, the ceremonial law prepared people for Christ's coming and with Christ's death and resurrection, it was no longer needed.
Through Christ, we can fulfil the moral law as we let him live in us.
Admonition: Hebrews 10:26-28 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins...
PRAYER POINTS
1. Reject the spirit that crucifies the Son of God a second time by falling into the temptation of repeating the sacrificial system.
2. Pray against the spirit that subjects Your convention of Jesus to public disgrace.
3. Ask for the grace that never takes the things of God casually or perfunctorily.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Psalms 80 - 84
Author: C.A.C WORLDWIDE
Remain blessed!
THE LIVING WATER {July ~ Dec., 2020}
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Friday, August 28, 2020
TOPIC: UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER (2)
Read Leviticus 16:1-10
MEMORISE: and the LORD said to Moses: "Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat. (Leviticus 16:2)
EXPOSITION
We have seen how we gain immediate access to God through Christ. But how did Jesus give us this access? He replaced the complicated ceremonies and rituals of the past (Hebrews 4:16).
He gave us an easier access to God than the high priests of Old Testament times! The Old Testament people were following God's command, and he graciously forgave them when, by faith, they made their sacrifices.
But that practice looked forward to Christ's perfect sacrifice. Christ's way was superior to the Old Testament's way because the old way only pointed to what he would do.
The priests' work was never finished so they always had to stand and make sacrifices; Christ's sacrifice (dying in our place) is finished, so He is seated. The priests repeated the sacrifices often; Christ sacrificed once, for all. The sacrifice system couldn't completely remove sin; Christ's sacrifice effectively cleansed us.
How shall we respond to this unrestricted access?
First, we must never forget that God is holy and so, we must not let this privilege cause us to approach God carelessly.
Secondly, an easy access to God does not eliminate our need to prepare our hearts as we draw near in prayer. Thirdly, cancelling the first sacrificial system in favour of a far better one meant doing away with the system of sacrifices contained in the ceremonial law, but it didn't mean eliminating God's moral law (the Ten Commandments). Fourthly, the ceremonial law prepared people for Christ's coming and with Christ's death and resurrection, it was no longer needed.
Through Christ, we can fulfil the moral law as we let him live in us.
Admonition: Hebrews 10:26-28 For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins...
PRAYER POINTS
1. Reject the spirit that crucifies the Son of God a second time by falling into the temptation of repeating the sacrificial system.
2. Pray against the spirit that subjects Your convention of Jesus to public disgrace.
3. Ask for the grace that never takes the things of God casually or perfunctorily.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Psalms 80 - 84
Author: C.A.C WORLDWIDE
Remain blessed!