Beholding God's Mercy

This morning God gave me a revelation about Himself that is absolutely worshipful. In Exodus 25:17-20 it says, "You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two cubits and a half shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth. (J.H.- one cubit equals approx 18 in.) And you shall make two cherubim (i.e. angels who worship and praise God) of gold; of hammered work shall you make them, on the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 Make one cherub on the one end, and one cherub on the other end. Of one piece with the mercy seat shall you make the cherubim on its two ends. 20 The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be."

The Strong's Lexicon says this about the mercy seat: "The mercy seat is the golden plate of propitiation on which the High Priest sprinkled the seat 7 times on the Day of Atonement symbolically reconciling Jehovah and His chosen people." The mercy seat was a symbol of reconciliation between God and man. Man needed mercy from a holy, righteous God because of his sin. And God, in His grace, gave mercy.

Beloved, we no longer need a symbol because we now have a Savior. Jesus Christ is our mercy seat who covers us with His sinless blood, giving us PERFECT reconciliation with God. And now we can joyfully embrace the precious promise of Hebrews 4:16; "Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need."

Now that you have this revelation God desires a response from you. V.20 says that the Cherubim have "their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be." Why are they facing toward the mercy seat? Because as they behold God's indescribable mercy they're filled with overflowing worship and awe. A revelation of mercy will always result in a heart filled with reverent worship. Oh, to the praise of His glorious grace!

If you have repented of your sin and put your faith in Jesus Christ, you now have perfect peace with God. Through Jesus Christ you can enter the holy of holies, the inner place of intimacy with God. Go boldly and worshipfully to the throne of grace today, knowing that you have a Savior who is "seated at the right hand of the throne of God" (Heb. 12:2).