Bible Verse of The Day – 2-8-23

Mark 15:37-39 (NKJV) 37 And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last. 38 Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. 39 So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!”

When we left off yesterday, we had been discussing the veil of the temple.

In the verse above, we can see that the veil of the temple was torn in two upon Jesus breathing His last breath.

The significance of this is that the barrier between us and God had now been removed. We are no longer required to go through a priest to have access to God. He is now freely accessible to anyone who has become His child through faith in Christ.

Now, with all of that said, and with the importance of understanding the purity and holiness of God firmly established, let’s take it one step further.

As followers of Christ, His blood has washed us. Our sins have been forgiven.

And with the veil torn, we have unfettered access to God, with no fear of dying for approaching Him.

The word says that we can approach Him boldly, meaning that we can approach Him without fear.

Hebrews 4:16 (NKJV) 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

With all of that said, we still need to understand the importance of recognizing and honoring His purity and holiness.

We are not excused from that at all. But it seems that many have lost reverence for God and who He is; how holy and pure He is.

This is a dangerous proposition on the part of believers.

No, we’re not necessarily at risk of being struck down or dying.

But we need to honor God in every way.

Why? Because He is worthy of our honor. He is God. He is sovereign.

His holiness and purity are beyond our comprehension, as we mentioned in the first devotional in this series.

It behooves every one of us to pay attention to this and revere Him to the fullest.

We need to be careful not to become sloppy or flippant in this. And our goal should be to keep our attitudes and our lives in line with who He is, being cognizant of Him in everything we do, everything we say and everything we think.

This will come as we make the effort and spend the time to know Him more, day by day.

Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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