02 14 Luke 23.44-56 The account of Jesus’ death provides a very important element for us. Jesus was on the cross for approximately 6 hours. For the first three hours He suffered at the hands of man. For second three hours He suffered at the hands of God. During this time great darkness shrouded the land as if God were hiding from man the awful wrath God put Jesus through for our sin. At the moment of His death a supernatural event occurred. The 60 foot curtain in the Temple was torn form top to bottom. Through His death and finished work on the cross for sin, Jesus now made a way for mankind to enter into the presence of God. Our access to God is through the shed blood of Christ. He made a way for any and all.
“When the Berlin Wall was erected in 1961, it divided the German capital in a way that reflected the division that had been forced on the conquered nation following WWII. West Germany remained free while East Germany was under the domination of the Soviet Union. Once the wall was in place people could no longer escape the communist government.
It is said that at one point during a particularly tense time in the East-West relationship in the 1970’s that a group from East Berlin began throwing bags of garbage over the wall in a symbolic protest against the West. After seeing the bags of garbage, some residents of the West decided to respond. They filled bags with food and medical supplies that were in short supply in the communist run city and threw them over the wall with a note that read ‘each gives what he has.’”
Christ took on Himself all the garbage, all the stench of our lives to give us the spiritual food and medical supplies we need. He gives us His righteousness. We must accept it by faith. He has made a way into God’s presence by breaking down the barrier that stood between us and God.
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