The Law in 90 Days: Exodus 13-14
SCRIPTURE READING
James 4:8 (ESV); Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.
Yesterday we learned that the veil into the Holy of Holies was torn apart when Jesus died on the
cross giving all people access to the Presence of God. Yet, many people spend their entire lives
never experiencing the Presence of God. Why is this? If God offers us a deep relationship with Him,
why do we fail to draw near to Him? Many people have a desire for a deeper relationship with God
but the problem is that our hearts are cold, it’s like there is a veil in our heart that prevents us from
experiencing all that God intended for us to experience in our relationship with Him. This veil is made
of our fleshly fallen nature and can be hard to identify. This veil is not just made up of the little sins
that you do, it’s the sins of who you are. It’s made up of things such as self-righteousness, self-pity,
self-confidence, self-sufficiency, self-admiration, self-love and a whole host of other sins like them.
They dwell so deep and are such a part of our nature we hardly notice their presence. These are the
sins of egotism, extravagant behaviour intended to attract attention to oneself, self-promotion, pride,
etc. We can even spiritualize these sins by using them to promote Christ which is so common in the
church today that many don’t even notice it. These sins of self can live unrebuked for our entire lives.
Self is the veil that hides the Face of God from us. It can only be removed in spiritual experience as
you pursue God. We must constantly invite the cross to destroy our self and flesh and be willing to
go through suffering, if necessary, to remove them. There is nothing pleasant about this process.
Tearing away this veil will injure us and make us bleed; it is never fun to die to self. We must work
with God, letting Him do the work for our job is to yield to Him and trust Him. We must confess,
forsake, deny our flesh and refuse to give up. Then the moment will come when the work is done
and we can enter in to the Presence of God and it will have all been worth it.
PRAYER and MEDITATION
1. Ask the Lord to reveal to you any of the above mentioned sins. Spend some time in confession.
Pray that God would root these sins out of your life and that you would deny your flesh, forsake
your sin and refuse to give up.
