The church services that have been and will continue to be held this Christmas season will, obviously, focus on the birth of Jesus Christ. This is the season we celebrate the birth of our Savior. It is a cause for rejoicing and thanksgiving. The gift of Christ to the world is an event that makes so many other things possible for the believer. When the alarm rudely woke me this morning, I was struck by one of those possibilities.
As I lay there trying to decide whether I should hit the snooze, I said a short good-morning prayer to God. Then I realized just how great a gift Christ had given me by allowing me direct access to God the Father. Prior to Christ's death on the cross, access to God the Father was only granted through the high priest. He said prayers for the nation. He (or the prophets in the OT) received the directives from God. It was the high priest that went to God for the atonement of sins for the nation. But after the birth, death and resurrection of Christ, through my position as a Christian, I have immediate, unlimited, intercessor-free access to the Creator of the Universe. No middleman is necessary. To be granted a personal, one-on-one audience with the great I Am, is dependent only on the condition of my heart and my willingness to set aside the time to approach the Throne.
What a truly awesome gift that is. Thank you Jesus for your sacrifice that made access to the Father possible.
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