Access To God Through Christ – Part II

-March 5, 2024-

Good morning beloved, happy Tuesday,

“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

(Hebrews 4:16).

Yesterday we looked at how we have access to God spiritually and positionally through Christ’s sacrifice for sin and His shed blood. It came at a very high price, through the new and living way. It is all by His grace. Today, we will consider how to utilize our access fully on a daily basis.

Imagine being the son of the president and not going to the White House to see the president. Our current president Biden has a lot of legal issues swirling around his legal issues and is he is laying low and staying away. I also remember a number of years ago, Billy Carter, the brother of then President Jimmy Carter, was eccentric and always in the news for one thing or another.

We are sons of God have the blessed privilege of coming before the throne of grace 24-7. We are invited and encouraged to come, and to come boldly. We can never ask to much. There is power in prayer. The question is: how much do we pray? Do we take full advantage of our access to the throne of God?

James put it bluntly in James 4:2-3, “You you do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.” Do we have the fervency, urgency, and immediacy that is required? Is prayer the desire and necessity of your heart?

I recently heard a story of Martin Luther who was very busy but spent two hours a day in prayer. As he got even busier and took on more responsibilities, the amount of time he spent in prayer changed: he did not shorten his prayer time, he actually prayed longer. What a challenge to us, to find time and make time to pray.

There are two things we find at the throne of grace: mercy and grace. Prayer takes time and effort. Mercy doesn’t give us what deserve and grace gives us what we don’t deserve. We have so many needs, problems, challenges, obstacles, fears, and worries. Let us bring them all to the Lord and leave them there, in His capable hands. He is in control, He has all the power and resources.

Let us take advantage of our access daily. Have a blessed day and pray without ceasing. Stay safe and healthy.

When we stay in touch, our prayers accomplish much; when we seek His face, we find His mercy and grace,

Dean