Last time we had a look at the
magnificent fifth Temple that we find in the Bible. It will be
Jesus' Temple in the Millennium. During that period of time He will
rule on the earth from Jerusalem. The Temple is discussed in detail
in Ezekiel 40-48, it is really worth the read. It will fill you
with awe of the mighty God we serve. Your current problems will
fade in comparison of what lies ahead for us all.
Now this week I want us to have a
look at the sixth Temple mentioned in the Bible. And that is God's
Temple in Heaven. Remember when God told Moses to build the
Tabernacle, He said that he must build it according to the design
that He showed him in Heaven. That design was God's Temple that
Moses saw in Heaven (Hebrews 8:5). There are also a number of
Scriptures confirming that God has a Temple in Heaven. Let us have
a look at a couple of them:
"We have such a High Priest,
who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the
heavens, a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true
tabernacle which the Lord erected and not man." Hebrews 8:1,
2
"Therefore it was necessary
that the copies of the things in the heavens should be
purified with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better
sacrifices than these. For Christ has not entered the holy
places made with hands, which are true copies of the
true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence
of God for us." Hebrews 9:23, 24
"Then the Temple of
God was opened in Heaven, and the ark of His covenant
was seen in His Temple. And there were lightnings, noises,
thunderings, an earthquake and great hail." Revelation
11:19
"Then another angel came out of
the Temple which is in Heaven, he also having a sharp
sickle." Revelation 14:17
"After these things I looked
and behold, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the testimony in
Heaven was opened." Revelation 15:5
I hope I have convinced you that
there is a Temple in Heaven. This is the Temple where Jesus took
His blood. Remember when He appeared to Mary after His
resurrection, He told her not to touch Him, because He needed to
ascend to His Father first. Why couldn't she touch Him? He still
had to take His blood into the Most Holy Place. And the next time
when He appeared to someone it was to His disciples. And this time
they could touch Him. Why? Because He had taken His blood to the
Mercy seat, where it cries out day and night for our salvation.
He was the perfect offering, so
perfect! And today His blood atones for us day and night in the
presence of our Father. And that is why we can come with boldness
to Him. We can enter into the Most Holy place because of His
perfect, sinless blood. In the Old Testament only the High Priest
could and only once a year on the Day of Atonement. But now we can
enter, every day, the whole day if we want to. The sad part is that
we are often times too busy. We are so rushed that we never make
the time. We say quick prayers and think that that is enough. It is
not. Jesus opened the way for you and me with His expensive,
precious blood. He paved the way that we can have entry into the
most sacred place in the Universe. Do you not think that it
deserves your time? I promise you that if you will make the time to
enter into His presence, everything you do that day will be so much
more efficient and effective. I have noticed that when I make time
for God, time to be in His presence, the rest of the day's events
fall into place. And the days where I don't make time, everything
takes so much longer to be done and the effectiveness also lags
behind.
Make time to come into His
presence. See His awesome wonder and experience His goodness. You
cannot remain the same. Come to a point where you can remain in His
presence, even though you are sitting in a board meeting. It is
possible and God's dream for all of us. He wants us so full of Him
that He will manifest everywhere that we go. Come and give Him your
time. Breathe Him in and meditate on His Word and see how He
transforms your life in every aspect. All glory on High!!
O Father, You are so infinitely
wonderful, worthy to be praised forever and ever! In Your presence
is all that we can ever dream of. In Your presence is true love and
grace unending. We love You so very much. Amen