A New Temple? (Ephesians 3)

On Friday Jesus died.

Betrayed. Tortured. Beat. Naked. Death.

After the painful death of the crucifixion something powerful happened.

1) Jesus declared, "It is finished"
2) The temple curtain was torn.

What happened?

 
The temple is where individuals would come to worship God. Inside the temple was the holy of hollies but there was a curtain around the holy place and only the high priest could enter. This is because this place was a holy place where the presence of God was believed to reside.

But when Jesus died the curtain tore in two.

A shift from Old Covenant to New Covenant.
A shift from law to grace.

A shift from sacrificial system to Jesus being the final Sacrifice.

Saint Paul reminds his readers have the importance of the cross and Jesus over coming death in this letter. He then reminds us we can come to God boldly and confidently.

"Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence."- Ephesians 3:12


 Something we take for granted 2000 years later is without the temple we now can have God whenever we want. Saint Paul elsewhere, to the Church in Corinth, reminds them and us, that "we are the new temple."


We can come to God because He resides in believers. If you believe in Him, in some mysterious way, He lives in you. God is working in me to make me more like Jesus. This transformation is daily but I know I can lean on Him for support no matter my circumstance. 



Do you believe in Jesus?

If you do, he lives within you.

He has set up his tent in your backyard. He is here to stay. He won't leave you because you make a dumb mistake. No. He is faithful and true.

I pray you can draw close to God and experience his goodness in your life today and always.