From the Pastor: Dr. M. J. Seymour, Sr.
“Having
therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of
Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us,
through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;” (Heb. 10:19-20)
Real
prayer can be quite elusive for the many believers. Perhaps it is in
the vagueness
of our understanding. It is not just a bowing of the head and saying a
few words that resemble some kind of want list, if it is
possible. Prayer is a matter of our bond to and in Christ.
“Boldness”
carries the thought of a peaceful confidence free of all fears of the
Father’s retribution. It is not a blundering arrogance believing God is
obligated to respond to our every wish. Prayer is an affair of
holiness; it is holiness of heart, holiness of thought, holiness of
location, holiness of mediator, and the holiness of the One we
approach. It is what puts into motion the heavens and earth. We seek
to enter the holiest place of all eternity to commune with the Holiest
of
all. Dare we be so ignorantly brash in this effort?
The
new way did away with the blood of dead animals and provided a living
way, which is “by” or “in the blood of Jesus.” Now, how do we enter the
blood of Jesus? We must pass through “the veil, that is to say, his
flesh.” The blood of the body is restrained by the fleshy tissue. The
gate of the tabernacle, the veil of the Holy, and the veil of the Holy
of Holies were made of three colors – blue (of the heavens), purple (the
King reconciling), and scarlet (the flesh pouring out sacrificial
blood). The Christ came in the flesh, sacrificed in the flesh, died in
the flesh, was buried in the flesh, resurrected in the
flesh, ascended in the flesh, and sits at the right hand of the Father
in the flesh. He is alive forevermore!!!
Jesus consecrated the new way to be through His flesh (the Gospel) and
in His blood, being peacefully confident that He is sufficient to bring
us without guilt into the Holiest Place and before the Holiest of
all. Forevermore a new and living way for prayer!
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