Have you ever consider the importance of availability and accessibility to the value and benefits of relationships? If there are barriers and blocks to connection and communication then the likelihood of developing a strong and health relationship is diminished. Think about what happens when in-laws interfere and dump negative, doubt producing, judgmental garbage into a relationship situation. It usually does not go well for everyone, right? You might also want to consider the challenges that are inherent with those who attempt to deal with long distance relationships.
God put in place a plan to bring reconciliation between Himself and mankind before the creation of the world (Ephesians 1:4-10). However, it was a process through which there was the need for us to understand how our personal rebellion is in opposition to God’s holiness, and how our self-centred concept of love is unlike His unselfish love.
In Exodus chapters twenty-five through twenty-seven we find God providing instructions for the building of the tabernacle. This was to be the centre of worship for His people. One of the purposes of the tabernacle was to demonstrate to everyone the state of their relationship with God. We learn from this God’s presence was with His people. But, while He was among them He was separate from them.
Exodus 26:33 tells us of a thick veil which separated an area identified as the holy of holies from the rest of the tabernacle. This space represented the place of God’s holy presence which was inaccessible to humanity in general. What this veil indicated was a limitation on the accessibility of God at that time.
The good news for us today is, when Jesus took upon Himself the punishment for our rebellion against God on the Cross of Calvary, the veil in the temple which separated God’s holy presence from humanity was torn from top to bottom (Matthew 27:51: Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45).
This ripping of the veil means that access to God of has been made available through what Jesus did. People do not need to approach God through some form of ongoing rituals. Also the torn veil means God Himself is accessible to everyone who will come to Him. Hebrews 4:16 tell us we can now approach the presence of God directly with “boldness.” Strong’s Greek & Hebrew Dictionary says the original Greek word used here means, “all out-spokenness, i.e. frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication assurance :- bold (× -ly, -ness, -ness of speech), confidence.”
The tragedy for many people is found in their unwillingness to accept the reconciliation process provided by Jesus. The result, there is a self imposed block to the potential availability and accessibility of intimate relationship with God. The access door opens wide when we are willing to say YES to the relationship with Jesus. Personally opening this door provides each person the opportunity to benefit from the potential freedom God offers to those who do.