Journal Mark 15 (all references are from the ESV; changes in punctuation are mine)
Scripture: And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last.
And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. (Mark 15:37-38)
Observation: A profound event: The Holy of Holies is now forever accessible to Man through the Propitiation of the Son.
Application: I remember hearing a man preach on this.
It bears repeating: the ripping of the Curtain to the Holy of Holies is a profound event. Men now have access to God.
The reason why? Because the Son of God gave himself as the final and ultimate sacrifice to atone for Man’s sin against God.
The visual of ripping the curtain from top to bottom is that the mighty Hand of God did the ripping. If this was a mortal man, the curtain would be ripped from the bottom up—because that would be the easy grip.
I imagine the picture: Jesus breathed his last; the curtain is split open. The presence of God is available to a sinner like me…
I am amazed.
Prayer: Trinitarian God, Almighty Lord, Everlasting Father.
Please do not let me consider the Gospel in a flippant manner—as I am prone to.
Allow me to behold the wonder of your grace—as my flesh tries to avoid.
It is only by your sovereign grace that I can draw near to you.
Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heartNaught be all else to me, save that Thou artThou my best thought, by day or by nightWaking or sleeping, Thy presence my light
AMEN.
Ricky Two Shoes