Power of the Blood: Approaching God With Confidence by Bob Sorge

Author:Bob Sorge
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Jesus Christ - Blood, The Gospels & Acts, Christian Ministry, Christian Life, Spiritual Life - Pentecostal Churches, Jesus, Religion, Spiritual Life, Biblical Studies, Discipleship, Spiritual Growth
ISBN: 9780974966441
Publisher: Oasis House
Published: 2008-09-13T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

THE WAR to REMAIN in HOLINESS

The primary battleground in every believer’s life is the fight to remain in holiness. Satan will do everything in his power to move us from holiness, so in this chapter I want to deal with how he goes about it. It’s essential that we understand our enemy’s schemes because, when we understand the nature of the war, we are empowered to withstand more effectively.

God Brought David Into Holiness

David was a man who stepped into holiness in a way that was very uncommon for his dispensation. He lived during a time when the way into the Holiest was cordoned off by a heavy, curtain-like veil. Only the high priest was to enter behind the veil into the Holiest, and that just once a year. The veil signified this message: “The way into the Holiest of All has not yet been made manifest. When that way is manifest, the veil will be torn, indicating that all can now have access to the Holiest through the blood of the Lamb.” (See Hebrews 9:7-8.)

Throughout his upbringing, David’s only paradigm for approaching God was Moses’ tabernacle. Ordinary people couldn’t gaze upon Holiness (the ark) because it was intentionally hidden by God behind a veil. Since Moses’ law mandated that the ark remain behind the veil, David must have been startled when the Holy Spirit revealed to him, perhaps through Samuel or Nathan, that God was inviting him to approach Him under an entirely new paradigm.

However He communicated it to David, God basically said, “David, I’m inviting you into a unique dimension of intimacy with Me, and here’s how I want you to come into it. I want you to find the ark of the covenant and bring it to Zion. But instead of placing it behind a veil or curtain, I want you to build a tabernacle for it, and then position the ark in open view. Then, I want you to come and sit before the ark, draw near to Me, gaze on My glory, cultivate a fiery spirit of love, and burn before Me in holiness.”

The primary battleground IN EVERY BELIEVER'S LIFE is THE FIGHT TO REMAIN IN HOLINESS.

What an invitation! God was giving David an entirely new paradigm of what it meant to approach Him and worship Him in the beauties of holiness. He didn’t realize it but, by placing himself before the ark in this manner, he became a prophetic symbol of the kind of approach God was preparing for His people. The time would come when men would be able to approach God, not through a veil of cloth, but through the veil of Christ’s flesh (Hebrews 10:20), made acceptable to God by the sprinkling of Christ’s blood.

How Did David Do It?

David would start by grabbing his guitar (well, okay, it was a harp—but his harp was the equivalent of today’s guitar). He would bring the guitar into the tabernacle, seat himself in front of the ark, and gaze into the glory of God that dwelt upon the ark.

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