GOSPEL LIGHT #739

Sanctuaries of the Salvation Story 

By "sanctuaries" I am referring respectively to the tabernacle and the temple in the Old Testament. 

They were not only spaces and places where God's special presence resided; they were not only places of worship; they were also "evangelistic centers." 

Every sacrifice that was offered there was God's object lesson about the way of salvation. It was God preaching and teaching the Israelites relentlessly "To be saved and forgiven a sacrifice is needed. No other. It's the sacrifice, the sacrifice, the sacrifice."

Man did not present and showcase his good works and good character there. Good works would be out of place. They have their proper place but not when it came to the atonement of sins.

The sacrifices that were offered in the tabernacle and in the temple were only symbolic. Mere shadows of the real sacrifice that was made on the cross of Calvary. They all point to what the Lord Jesus Christ did on the cross. 

My friend, learn from the salvation stories of the tabernacle and the temple. Trust in what the Lord Jesus Christ did on the cross for you.