November 10. Jeremiah ch 48–49; Hebrews 6:11–7:12

THE TORN CURTAIN

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“Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.” Hebrews 10:19–22 BSB

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HAPPY DAY TO YOU: In my part of the world, the desire to know God's mind concerning issues of life has been strong from age to age. People consulted traditional religious priests, who served as links between God and the people, to know God's mind on issues that arose and even to foretell events.

When Christianity was introduced to us, we were told to abandon our traditional religions because Christ had died for our sins and was the way to God. The pastors and priests in the church took the place of traditional priests. When issues were not resolved as they used to be through traditional priests, people went to church but still consulted traditional priests.

Then the Pentecostal revival came, and people were baptised in the Holy Spirit. The gifts of working miracles and prophecy became the most admired among worshippers because they drew people closer to our culture of consulting traditional priests.

The more the knowledge of Christ grew and the Bible became accessible, the more people left traditional religions. However, some Pentecostal pastors increasingly became like traditional religion priests, praying for people, seeing visions for them, and teaching in ways that enriched themselves at the expense of the people without bringing much positive change to their lives.

This is the story of all nations. Even the Jews experienced a transition from their traditional religion to Christianity. It was through the Jews that salvation came to mankind, yet they still have a veil covering their faces that prevents them from seeing and accepting the sacrifice Christ made. They remain partly blinded by God until the fullness of the Gentiles has come. Romans 11:25.

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Christ's body is the curtain, and by His death on the Cross, the curtain was torn in two. He became the great High Priest who offered His blood as the final sacrifice to reconcile man with God. We can now approach God freely without any further human intervention.

With this background, you should examine your relationship with your pastor, prophet, GO and the other titles given to church leaders. Tomorrow, we shall answer the question of the role of religious leaders today, especially in the churches.

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Dear God and Father, thank You for sending Jesus to live, die and resurrect to save me and make You my Father. Open the eyes of our understanding to see each person's ability to know You and approach You as Father, in the name of Jesus.

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