Go Boldly

"Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need." - Hebrews 4:16 ESV

Where is this throne? Are we just speaking words into the air and mentally directing them at God or is it more than that?

"In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!" And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: "Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!" Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: "Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for." And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here I am! Send me."" - Isaiah 6:1-8 ESV

"Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit here, while I go over there and pray." And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me." And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will." And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, "So, could you not watch with me one hour?" - Matthew 26:36-40 ESV

Will we sleep or will we go? I say this throne is just a few steps away but those steps are impossible for the natural self-oriented person to take. We must go or be taken past our self centeredness to get there. 

Boldness is a prerequisite and boldness means there are no barriers. No guilt. No shame. No sense of unworthiness. Only Jesus can produce that in us. When we are 'hidden' in Him we can come boldly and we have access.

Some say we must go like small children running into a room and sitting on their father's lap. It is a good picture but I think we must deal with this King like an adult and not a child. We are his children but we are adult children with real adult issues that need His influence to be resolved.

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