The Presence of God Revealed

Jesus Christ by His sacrificial death on the cross for our sins accomplished more than just our salvation when we believed, He also opened the way to God's Holy Presence. Each child that is born again through the forgiveness offered by Jesus Christ's death on the cross and then His bodily resurrection has not only salvation from Hell, but also has access to the very presence of God the Father through prayer. This was made possible by the death of Jesus on the cross. The bible says in Luke 23:44-46 (NLT) ⁴⁴ By this time it was noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. ⁴⁵ The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn down the middle. 
⁴⁶ Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last.

Mankind lived in darkness going about in his sin not knowing God and without any way to communicate with the very God that created him. Man stood all alone. He could not see in the dark, not well. He was, so to speak, standing in the world all alone, responsible for his own behavior; and he must face God someday all alone to give an account for his behavior. You can see in the picture below a curtain at the entrance to the Holy Place and then another curtain separating the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place. 

  Luke 23:46 (NLT) 
⁴⁶ Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last.  When Jesus breathed His last breath, both of these curtains or veils were torn from top to bottom at the point of Jesus death on the cross. The Most Holy Place was the most sacred part of the temple. It was the place where the very presence of God was symbolized as dwelling in a very, very special way. It was closed forever to everyone except the High Priest. Even he could enter the Most  Holy Place only once a year, on the Day of Atonement. Exodus 26:33. Their being torn from top to bottom signifies that God Himself tore those curtains to expose Himself to mankind and to let us know that we now have access to Him when we approach Him through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Hebrews 10:19-23 (NLT) 
¹⁹ And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. ²⁰ By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place.
²¹ And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, ²² let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.
²³ Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. What a Savior we have in Jesus Christ. He made it possible for those who believe in Him as their Savior to approach  the very throne of God any time from any place 24 hours a day or night, 7 days a week. The door to God through prayer is never closed at all. No matter what the problem, situation, or circumstance, we can take it to God and ask for Him to address our concern and take care of it. Jesus said in John 14:13-15 (NLT) ¹³ You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father.
¹⁴ Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it! ¹⁵ “If you love me, obey my commandments.
If we are living for Jesus Christ, the door to the provisions of God are open to us. We are admonished to constantly seek God's face through prayer. 

Matthew 7:7 (NLT)
⁷ “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. We are assured by God Himself that when we do, we will receive, we will find, and the door will be opened to God's abundant blessings.

INVITATION: If you have never asked Jesus Christ to forgive you, then you can not approach God's throne at all. Only through Jesus Christ do we have access to God the Father. Admit your sins to Jesus and ask Him to forgive you and then invite Him into your heart. If you are sincere, Jesus will save you and come into your life to lead, guide, and direct you from that day forth. Then you to can enter the presence of God in prayer and ask Him to help you with whatever you are facing and know that you will receive the answer you need. Go to church and be baptized to show you are not ashamed of Jesus and you are sincere in asking Jesus to save you from Hell. Walk down that isle and tell that preacher you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord and you want to be baptized. You will be glad you did. Those of you who have already done that, remember that the door to God's Presence is open at all times. He waits for you to call on Him. Don't suffer with that problem you have any longer. Take it to God in prayer. You will be amazed and you will find the help you need. Amen!