On the 2nd day of Christmas...

On the second day of Christmas, the Father gave to all -- 
  the veil torn in two, 
  and His Son to save us from our sins. 

Jesus' sacrifice at the crucifixion allows His followers to come boldly to the throne of the LORD of all creation.  I found this wonderful explanation of the significance of the torn veil from the website Answers In Genesis. Rather than try to paraphrase, I'll just give it to you here.  Please follow this link to see the original discussion from which this information was obtained.  :)

The book of Hebrews goes into great detail about the superiority of Christ and His ministry as High Priest when compared to the Levitical system and its priests. “This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek” (Hebrews 6:19–20). The writer of Hebrews explained that Jesus has gone “behind the veil” for us, to serve as our High Priest. The tearing of the temple veil signified the start of Christ’s ministry as High Priest. We no longer need to go through a regular priest to have access to God. We can go directly to Christ who now serves in that role. 

In the Levitical system, the high priest offered daily sacrifices for the sins of the people (Hebrews 7:27):, and once a year would go behind the veil to offer a sacrifice in the “Holy of Holies” (Hebrews 9:3, 7, NASB). The writer of Hebrews goes on to express the supremacy of Christ as our High Priest:

But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. (Hebrews 9:11–12)

Isn't this awesome?  Christ came so that we can come to the Father through Him.  We can have a loving and deeply personal relationship with the LORD of all creation!  We can bring our cares and concerns before Him without fear, knowing that He'll address our needs according to His plan for our lives.  I can't think of better news than that!

Today, I pray that you encounter the loving grace of the LORD of all creation.  He loves You so much and He wants to be a part of your life, providing you with guidance and supplying your needs.  He wants a personal relationship with you through His Son Jesus.  I pray that you find the time to enlarge this relationship so that you too can come boldly to the throne!  I pray you feel this great blessing in a mighty way.

Matthew 27:45-51New American Standard Bible (NASB)

⁴⁵ Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. ⁴⁶ About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” ⁴⁷ And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.” ⁴⁸ Immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink. ⁴⁹ But the rest of them said, “Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him.” ⁵⁰ And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. ⁵¹ And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split.

*Graphic at beginning of page is from the website My Messy Manger.  All credit for the lovely image belongs to them.