‘His’ And Not ‘Yours’

During Covid and its lockdown, I and some friends found it challenging to meet and pray. When it all began to loosen up, conversations began on how we could meet up.

One of our very own had just received a child, and so she went to show the little prince to his paternal grandparents, and the grandfather showed minimal signs of unwellness

A day or two later, it was confirmed that he had covid. Panic! This friend was tested and so was the child. The results were negative. (Hallelujah)… Though this was good news, she had planned to host us, but self-quarantine disallowed it. We couldn’t visit.

Months later all was well. We couldn’t hold up the ‘good habit of meeting together’ with her and so I gave her a visit.

We sat in the compound away from the baby. We had a swell time! Burdens were lifted, yokes were broken and uplifting words were spoken.

The next time I came, the grass had been undone as the whole compound was being refurbished. With no other option, we had to pray within the house’s lounge, and currently, it’s where we are.

At that moment, God whispered Song of Solomon 1:4 in my ears. I wondered what he meant truly, for as exciting as the word might be, I wondered why He’d brought it up at this moment.

This is what the scripture says; Draw me away!We will run after you .The king has brought me into his chambers.We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will remember your love more than wine.Rightly do they love you.

Then my eyes were opened,

In the Old Testament; the temple was divided into three parts. The outer court, the holy place (also termed the inner court according to some resources) and the Holy of Holies. The two courts were only accessed by the priests back then, but even then, God seemed to be a prisoner.

He’d see the priests come to plead for your sin, but His head was moving left to right, peeping to find any gap between the curtains, just to have a look at you. Oh, what love!

That’s when I realized the allegory, that when I were outside, I was in the outer courts. When we were in the compound, I was in the inner court. When we entered the lounge, I was…in the Holy of Holies, and I didn’t invite myself. My friend (who represents God) had invited me!

Now, the Holy of Holies was apart from the inner court by a huge thick curtain commonly referred to as The Veil. When Jesus died, it was sliced into half, signifying access to God and the Priest.

Meanwhile, God had to make you a Priest in order to give to access to the Temple (Rev 1:6) but our theme scripture says It is the King (God) who brought you and I into His chambers (Holy of Holies) … IT WASN’T OURSELVES who accessed God. He tore the veil that kept Him back and spread His arms, hugged us, and took us in, into His joy.

Notice He didn’t come out, but took you in; into His holiness; That’s why, though He has dealt gracefully toward you, He couldn’t come out to the sin-filled world. He took you into HIS holiness.

You are surrounded and drowned in so much holiness, that it has consumed you making you holy too. (Let me clarify. When you jump into a swimming pool, can you avoid getting wet? Of course not! Same here!)

You can’t claim to be a sinner and yet have been brought into the place with the highest degree of holiness. If you claim it, then you are still outside the courts. You see; God planned it all. He noticed that only priests could approach Him; so, He decided to make them priests all who believed on Jesus (the Highest Priest). I see some of you struggling to accept this good news…

Note that he didn’t make us priests alone, but kings too. Kings carry an abundance mentality. When you approach God, you must believe He is (A King with an abundance of love and grace beyond mercy) and that He has rewarded you with kingship. Beggars never approached kings. Either a presentable person went to see a king on their behalf, or they stayed at the gates.

When Queen Sheba came, she came along with all the abundance she’d carry and in return, King Solomon, higher than her, gave her all her heart ever desired. Though she carried expensive things, she hadn’t received all that she’d ever desired. This teaches us to pour out our finances unto the Lord (for we are kings) and in return, He too shall deal with us much more abundantly (for He’s the King of Kings)

But, understand, that He drew you in, into His righteousness and not your own; His faith and not your own; His holiness and not your own. All that you have is His, for when He brought you into His chambers, He imparted His holiness, His righteousness His health, His peace, and Himself on you! Hallelujah.

You are no longer in the outer courts. You are not just in the inner either. You are in the Holiest place in the entire universe, and just like Moses’ face shinned with glory when He returned from Sinai, yours shines with Holiness unfading! Unlike that of Moses; as when God drew you into His chambers, it became you PERMANENT dwelling!

And He that dwells in the secret place of the Most High…