Scripture: Hebrews 9:6–14
There is something strange about many believers today. They confess that Christ died for them, yet they approach God like strangers seeking an audience with a king. They measure God’s willingness to receive them by how well they have performed that week. On good days they come boldly; on bad days they withdraw in silence. Their confidence rises and falls with their conduct rather than with Christ’s sacrifice. This was never God’s intention.
If you carefully read Hebrews 9, you will notice that the writer is not just explaining sacrifices; he is explaining access. The tabernacle itself preached a message. There was an outer court where everyone could come; there was the Holy Place, where only the priests ministered. Then there was the Most Holy Place, separated by a thick veil. Beyond that veil was the manifestation of God’s presence; no ordinary Israelite entered, nor did a priest enter whenever he pleased., Even the high priest entered only once each year and never without blood.
The veil was more than a curtain; it was a declaration saying, “You cannot come any further.” Every thread testified that sin had shut humanity out of the presence it was created to enjoy. Every sacrifice, every ceremony, every restriction reminded Israel that something was still standing between humanity and God.
Then Jesus came, He did not enter the earthly sanctuary built with human hands, He entered the true sanctuary before the Father, carrying neither the blood of goats nor calves but His own blood, and when His sacrifice was accepted, He accomplished something no animal sacrifice had ever achieved. He did not only forgive sinners, He opened the way back to God.
The blood was never God’s final goal; it was His appointed means of restoring what sin had taken away. While many celebrate the blood because it delivers them from judgment, Hebrews draws our attention to a greater reality. The blood gives us access to God. Redemption is not merely about escaping hell; it is about recovering what humanity lost in Eden (the privilege of unhindered fellowship with its Creator).
As long as the veil remained, it bore witness to one reality: humanity could not freely approach God. But the moment Jesus gave His life, the veil was torn from top to bottom. God was declaring that the barrier sin had erected had been removed and the way into His presence had been opened.
Yet many believers continue to live as though the veil still hangs. Every time guilt drives you away from God instead of drawing you to Him, you begin to stitch together what God has already torn apart. Every time you believe your failures carry greater weight than Christ’s sacrifice, you hang another thread across an entrance His blood has already opened. Every time you measure your acceptance before God by your recent performance rather than by the finished work of Christ, you quietly return to the outer court, even though the way into the Most Holy Place stands open.
The blood of Jesus was never an invitation to continue in sin; it was the price paid to remove the barrier that sin created. To treat sin lightly is to forget what it cost Christ to bring us back to the Father. Since the way into His presence has been opened, do not continue to live at a distance. Draw near with confidence, not because of your own righteousness but because the blood of Jesus has secured for you what you could never have obtained on your own.
Prayer: Father, forgive me for every time I have stood at a distance because of guilt, fear, or dependence on my own performance. Since You have opened the way, help me to draw near with confidence, live in fellowship with You, and never rebuild the barrier that Christ has removed. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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