Sun.’s Devo - Come Boldly

Read: Ex. 20-22:15
Dueteronomy 32:4 says, “He is the Rock, his work is perfect; forGod his ways are judgment; a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.” God is just and you can see that reading his laws. Laws are made to punish the wicked but most importantly to protect the innocent. God’s laws do this; I’m sorry to say that is not always true in our judicial system. We can rest in knowing that God is the eternal judge and he reigns even over unjust systems.
Moses first gave them the famous Ten Commandments but then he went into detail about laws to one another. Jesus made the law so much simpler. He summarized it into two: love God with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself. If you do these two, then you will fulfill all of them.
Romans 7:14 tells us that the law is spiritual which means that it has spiritual meaning. That word “spiritual” comes from the Greek word pneumatikos which means divinely supernatural; humanly etherial.
For example, lets take Ex. 20:26. It is talking about approaching the altar. You are not to go up by steps to God’s altar, because your nakedness would be discovered. The word “steps” in Hebrew is ma’alah. It means “elevation; i.e. the act or journey to a higher place; a thought arising; specifically a climactic progression.” What that means to me is that you are not to approach God using a formula like a 12-step program or like the New Agers do. They go through channels to ascend out of this world. Our way to approach God is through the blood of Jesus. We don’t have to work anything up or attain any position by works. By faith we can boldly approach the throne of grace and obtain grace and mercy whenever we need it. God’s door is always open and we are always invited. To approach God by earning our way only exposes our unworthiness or our nakedness. Jesus blood clothes us and covers our sin. It makes us righteous priests who can minister before his altar.
Lord, teach us the divine supernatural meaning to your Word. Thank you that we can boldly come into your presence whenever we want to. You are a good Father.