Sat./Sabbath, 12/8-9/07 Devotion

Hurray--it's almost Sunday! To get you ready for church, here's TW, from "The Happiness of Drawing Near to God":

"How we are capable of drawing near to God. By nature we stand in opposition to God, (Col. 1:21)--[as] alienated and enemies. How then can we approach near to God? Answer: It is through a Mediator. Jesus Christ is the screen between us and divine justice. Christ as our High Priest assumes our flesh. Christ's flesh is called a 'veil,' (Heb. 10:20). As Moses when his face shone so exceedingly bright put a veil upon it, and then Israel might approach near to him and look upon him--so Christ having veiled Himself with our human nature, we may now draw near to God and behold Him."