3 Ways to Approach God

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Business, Non-profit, Christianity

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🗓️ 9 June 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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(Exodus 30:6-9) In a culture filled with casual and flippant attitudes toward God, the altar of Incense calls us back to reverence. Learn why we must come clean, bring pure and sincere prayers, and maintain daily communion with God. (10137260609) Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr. Pauley and Enjoying the Journey at enjoyingthejourney.org/journey-through-scripture/.Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. Explore now at EnjoyingTheJourney.org.Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides every resource for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/

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0:00.0	When most people think of the Old Testament tabernacle, they picture an ancient tent,
0:13.0	distant and unfamiliar, something that feels far removed from everyday life.
0:18.5	But what if that sacred structure was actually designed by God to point us
0:23.6	directly to everything we have in Jesus Christ? In this study, fully furnished, finding all you need in Christ,
0:30.6	Scott invites us to step inside the tabernacle and discover that every detail from the altar to the mercy seat was a divine preview of the Savior to come.
0:42.3	Let's join Scott now.
0:48.3	God is holy and he must be approached reverently.
0:55.2	We're living in a world of so much irreverence.
0:58.4	People make light of things they shouldn't make light of.
1:01.4	And there is all too often a flippancy.
1:05.0	Even among Christian people when it comes to spiritual things,
1:08.3	can I just say there's some things you shouldn't joke about?
1:11.2	The nature of God, approaching God, none of that should ever be taken lightly.
1:17.5	And that is why I think there was such a reverence required among the priest in Exodus
1:26.5	chapter 30 when they came to the altar of incense.
1:30.8	Remember now, we've established that this is the altar of prayer.
1:34.7	Its place was prominent.
1:36.5	It was central.
1:37.4	It was the focal point.
1:38.6	It faced the holiest of all.
1:41.3	Its provision was blood.
1:47.0	Blood was put on that altar to make it possible so prayers could then be offered. And then incense was burnt. Every day, it was offered up to God.
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