Jesus Opens the Way to God's Presence

He goes to the guardhouse, and he signs you in. He he vouches for you. And and he doesn't just vouch and let you go. He he walks with you past every barrier, and he and he brings you right into the father's private office. And there, there's a chair waiting for you, and you sit down and you pour at your heart. [00:26:30] (21 seconds)

It's because he gained access that we could know the firsthand presence of God. He just didn't open the door and stay there by himself. No. He invited us all to follow him home, that our father is good. Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. He's good. He's loving. He's kind. And Jesus died, gave his life so that you and I could have twenty four seven access. [00:29:48] (43 seconds)

I'll tell you what I do. Don't tell anyone else this, but I I close the door. I make sure no one's around, and I I I get my chair, and I and I put it right in front of me, and I believe and I trust that God is there in the chair, and I begin to talk to God about all the things that are on my heart. And I'll tell you a strange thing happens to me. I find a peace. It's as if God is right there with me. [00:35:15] (27 seconds)

As you experience firsthand his love for you, your mind gets rewired bit by bit by bit, Dwelling in the room, in this room of the father, being mindful of his presence in your life is like being embraced again and again and again by the one who cherishes you, who loves you, who's kind to you and good to you, delights in you. [00:33:29] (27 seconds)

Imagine if we lived in a quiet confidence that we don't have to earn our way into the holy of holies, But we can just boldly go, that we can trust that Jesus has made the way so that we can be with our father. That we can get the love and the wisdom, peace, help that we need, we would be the least anxious, most generous, most present people in the world. [00:36:18] (49 seconds)

Well, you can stop trying to be moral so you can have access to God. That's not the way you get access. It's a gift that Jesus died to gift you, and it's for all who ask him of it. And then you can start dwelling in the room. [00:31:39] (26 seconds)

This week, I I I wanna encourage you to have a five minute analog time with God Before you open your email, before you check all your no notifications, before you do your Wordle, check-in with the presence of God. He's already there in the room with you, and just say, father, thank you that because of Jesus, there is no curtain between me and you. [00:32:05] (35 seconds)

There's something that happens when you're there. There's it's as if the anxiety that you came with lifts from you and there's this peace that comes. Something gets rewritten in your heart that you are loved. You are cherished. There is hope. There's hope. With each encounter, bit by bit, this is more and more rooted in you, and something changes. You change. You become more kind and good and honest and gracious and loving. [00:28:36] (47 seconds)