The Holiest of All By Andrew Murray

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upper world, in the power of an endless life.
They
breathe the
inspiring, invigorating air of the Holiest of All ; they breathe
the Holy Spirit, and enjoy the power of the resurrection life.
The Minister of the heavenly sanctuary
is also the Mediator of
the new covenant in our hearts. All He does in heaven He
does each moment on earth in our hearts, if faith will trust
Him ;
for the blood of sprinkling
is the blood of the covenant.
And what may be the reason that so few Christians can
testify of the joy and the power of a heart at all times sprinkled
from an evil conscience? The answer is, That in the appre
hension of this, as of every other truth, there are stages accord
ing
to the measure of faith and faithfulness. See it in Israel.
There you have three stages. The Israelite who entered the
outer court saw the altar and the blood sprinkled there, and
received such assurance of pardon as that could give him.
The priest who was admitted to the Holy Place not only saw
the blood sprinkled on the brazen altar, he had it
sprinkled
upon himself, and might see it
sprinkled on the golden altar
in the Holy Place. His contact with the blood was closer,
and he was admitted to a nearer access. And the access
of the high priest was still more complete; he might, with
the blood for the mercy-seat, once a year enter within the
veil. Even so there are outer-court Christians, who trust in
Christ who died on Calvary, but know very
little of His
heavenly life, or near access to God, or service for others.
Beyond these there are Christians who know that they are
called to be priests and to live in the service of God and their
fellow-men.
They know more of the power
of the blood as
setting apart for service ;
but yet their life is still without the
veil. But then come those who know what Christ s entering
with His blood implies and procures, and who experience that