He illustrated what Jesus did for us in Old Testament terms, something that resonates strongly in my heart, and something I've noted a lot since being in Senegal in particular; this isn't the first time I've written about a veil being torn.
In the OT, people would make an atoning sacrifice, by which they could enter into the tabernacle. They could bow before the veil behind which was the Holy of Holies, but they could not enter God's presence directly. But once a year, the most high priest could enter. The veil that hid the Lord from His people is the same veil that was torn upon the cross. Through Christ, we have free admission into our Father's presence!
Here's where it got really interesting. Tozer says that there exists a second veil in each of our hearts, the veil of "self". On God's end, there is no limit to access; we are the only ones keeping us from His presence.
I imagined it like this:
You're in a dorm with God, and He's right across the hall. He always leaves His door open, and people can come and go at will. That is the cool room, where all are content, satisfied, and never hunger or thirst or smell strange odors. But you're in your room, and the door is closed. You know that if you opened it, you'd practically be in the Lord's room just by walking out, but you can't do it, because you're worried about your own self, and what everyone else is going to think of you.
But God wants you there. He wants you to open your own door, and walk into His room, and spend all of your time there, with Him.
Says Tozer, “Ransomed men need no longer pause in fear to enter the Holy of Holies. God wills that we should push into His Presence and live our whole life there”
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