Hebrews 4:16 (NIV)
16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with
confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our
time of need.
The first two verses in Romans 5 celebrate our access into
the Presence of God: Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we
have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained
access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. It is through our faith
in Jesus Christ that we have the right to approach His throne of grace with
confidence to receive mercy.
(Hebrews 4:16) Having laid the foundation for justification by
faith, Paul writes that we can access the grace of God and His powerful
Presence where God’s love, peace, and hope are poured out on us. The God of all
creation desires to have a personal, intimate relationship with us and has
provided a way for us to enter in through His Son. I am utterly amazed at the
love of God the Father who seeks to lavish His children with the promise of
peace, joy, goodness, and love! How great is such a love!
As a child when I had been disobedient, my mother told me
that she would tell my father what I had done when he got home. Although I
feared that he would be angry with me, I always knew that whether I had been
good or bad, I could always approach him and find a place of mercy. Although
there would be consequences to my behavior, I could approach him with
confidence knowing he would still love me. Our Father in heaven has given us
access to His throne of grace. Do you have the confidence to approach him
knowing you will receive His grace and mercy?
Thought for today: Can I be brutally honest in my physical
life and my prayer life?
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