And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. Mt27.51 ESV
Top to bottom, you say? The direction of this rip says much about God’s initiative in clearing up the problems that prevent us from knowing Him. The temple curtain was symbolic of the separation between God’s holiness and our sinfulness and it was God not man that reopened the way back to Him. That the curtain was ripped is emblematic of the violence perpetrated against Jesus on the cross. That it was ripped from top to bottom shows us that God was the perpetrator that He was pouring out wrath on Christ to appease His justice against our transgressions.
His is always the initiative, ours is only the response. If we find ourselves seeking after God, we will find in the end that God was first seeking us. For every one step we take toward Him He has taken many steps toward us. The whole of our relationship with Him is always as oil pour out and running down. It is the dew of heaven that always comes down to us from top to bottom. 6/18/2008 ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
