Let us Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace
Hebrews 4:14-16 “Seeing then we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
For we have not a high priest which can not be touched with the feelings of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”
This is written to Christians:
As a child of the our Heavenly Father, we are to come boldly to His Throne, that we may obtain (get into our experience) mercy, and find the grace we need to help.
Mercy shows the inclination of God to relieve the misery of fallen men and women.
His Sovereign mercy is to His elect (the born again ones). It is reserved for the heirs of Salvation, which is passed on to them through Christ Jesus, their Mediator. He appears before God the Father for us.
These Sovereign mercies, are more than the temporal mercies He gives to all men.
Matthew 5:45 “That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.”
God’s temporal mercies include, as the verse says: sun, rain, ground which produces food, and companions. These are for everyone, no matter whether they are good or evil.
But for His own children; God gives mercy which transforms the heart of the individual, and enriches their lives in spiritual blessings.
Ephesians 2:4-5 “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace are ye saved);”
It is mercy that quickened them to life in Christ when they were dead in sins.
Titus 3:5 “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and the renewing of the Holy Ghost;”
It is mercy that saved them.
1 Peter 1:3-4 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,”
His abundant mercy gives us an inheritance, which is reserved, just for us, in heaven.
2 Corinthians 1:3 “Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;”
Unto His own children, God is the Father of Mercies.
Time would fail us, if each Christian would tell of His preserving, supplying, pardoning, and sustaining mercy to them, for we are called the “vessels of mercy”.(Romans 9:23)
God would fill us up with His great mercy. Full and overflowing.
This is the mercy God gives from His throne of grace.
And “grace to help in time of need.”
This grace is enabling grace.
Grace to do what needs to be done. And we are to come boldly to God’s throne to receive it.
We are invited to come, on the merits of our Mediator, Christ Jesus. And invited to bring our requests for mercy, and our needs, to be supplied by grace.
When you think of the Almighty and His Power: He can do anything.
He is Creator. He created the worlds, and heaven of heavens. As David prays: “Create in me a clean heart, O God:”. So God creates within us, by the Holy Spirit, new desires, new hopes, new goals.
He is the Sustainer. Which means He will keep us from trouble by guidance; and if we fall into trouble He will lead us out, and uphold us through it. He sustains us in His Word, and by His Holy Spirit.
Isaiah 41:10 “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
He is the Rock on which we should build our lives.
Our circumstances change often. But His love, mercy and grace never does.
We fall, or fail often. But He never fails us, as we seek to keep coming to Him.
Let us come boldly to the Throne of Grace to obtain mercy, and find grace to help us in this time of need.
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