As we begin Joshua, we move from the Torah--the books of law/teaching---to the beginning of the historical narratives.
Luke 23: 45----"while the sun's light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two."
The curtain which separates the people from the holiest of holies---where God dwells---is torn in two. The barriers are down. No more obstacles remain between God and man....except those we place in the way.
Why do we continue to live as if God doesn't want us to approach....as if we are not to have an intimate relationship with God....as if God is too holy to touch? The curtain is torn! Let's not put it back into place with a pious attitude that removes us from God's presence---an attitude that sends the message that some of God's people are not good enough, holy enough, clean enough to approach God. "What God has made clean, you must not call profane." (Acts 10:15) The curtain is torn; draw near to God.
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