It is such a blessing that the COVID -19 restrictions are starting to lift all around Australia and the world. Over the last few weeks, I have heard many people saying that they can’t wait to hug and hold their loved ones again. This is a wonderful insight into the way that God feels about us.

As I mentioned in a previous article, God’s plan was always for us to be in an eternal loving relationship with Him, but sin caused us to be separated from Him. This is why Jesus had to come and give His life for us so that we could all be connected with God again. We read in Mark 15:37-38: "With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom."

When Jesus died, the curtain between the Most Holy Place and the Holy Place in the temple was ripped in half, representing that all of the barriers separating us from God had been destroyed, and that we now have direct access to Him through Jesus, and He also has direct access to us.

Just as we have longed to be reunited with our loved ones again, God has also longed to be with us. And when Jesus died on the cross, it enabled God to come and live in our hearts. This is why Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 3:16:
"Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?"

No matter what challenges you may be currently facing, I pray that you will be encouraged by the wonderful truth that God wants to live in your heart today, if you are willing to let Him in.

God bless,

Roland Talamaivao-Amituanai