But no one, unaided, has found a way back. . . .
And then Jesus came to live among mankind. The inspired record has Him saying, "I have come to do your will, O God" (Hebrews 10:7). After His death and resurrection, He opened a new and consecrated way back into the presence of God. He blazed the trail as our divine Mediator. Through faith in Him, all who yearn to may enter again the very presence of God.
And there in that Presence, Jesus is our great High Priest and Mediator. Because He wears our human nature, He welcomes us, His brothers and sisters, to share His position in the heavenlies.
In this context we should consider our justification and our acceptance by the living, holy God. In our Christian faith we understand that God laid on Christ the iniquity of us all. Theologians sometimes call this the "transfer of guilt," and I believe what the Bible says about it.
Since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, . . . Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith. Hebrews 10:19–22
At what tremendous personal cost Christ opened for us the living way into the very presence of God! Through Christ we may come directly into that presence knowing that Christ has taken our sin and clothed us in His righteousness.
Lord Jesus, You gave Yourself for me. You have opened to me the living way into the presence of the Father, You and the Spirit.