by Tony Clark
The worshippers take us in. As we enter His courts with thanksgiving, and move deeper into the inner courts, to that place of intimacy, then the presence of God begins to manifest and affect the natural realm. Because the spirit is the true reality, and as we enter in, by faith, that which is unseen becomes tangible.
The tabernacle. It’s the way God designed for us to come. And you can be guaranteed that when we reach the Holy of Holies, we will see the cloud. It’s a place of unity, a place of right doctrine, a place of right standing and purity. God hates idols, and idolatry even more, for men to serve a lie, and to give glory where there is no glory, and to withhold it where it’s due. There is only one truth, just because we believe something is true doesn’t mean it is true. The whole world is under the power and sway of the wicked one, the deceiver. Oh Lord, break these chains! As Lynne says, people believe what they prefer to be true. This is a terrible tragedy because in taking the easy way, the path of least resistance, avoiding the hard things, they miss out on what it is they truly seek – freedom.
It’s going to take a people to not settle for second best, a people that will not accept less than His glory, His face, no matter what the cost to self. Because what He says is true, and those who diligently seek Him will surely find Him. A holy God is a fearful thing to those who come in their own righteousness, but to those that come in the righteousness of His Son He is life everlasting and living water, satisfying to the soul.
He is what we seek; He is the Beginning and the End, from everlasting to everlasting. And He is good. We don’t need to fear coming to Him, He has already laid blame and attributed condemnation to the place that He has chosen for it to lay, and He’s made a way for us, to become Sons, free of all condemnation and guilt from sin. He made a way through His own Son who became the propitiation for our sins, so that we could be made righteous. And because of the blood of His Son that was spilt for us, we have freedom, forgiveness of sin, and right standing with God. We would be mad to not take advantage of that great opportunity. We have been given the opportunity to receive everything that is God and good, the greatest prize, the most valuable gift that could ever be given eternal life, not just eternal in length of time, but in value!
