Come with Bold Assurance Because He Is Your Father, Friend, And Counselor.

Come with Bold Assurance Because He Is Your Father, Friend, And Counselor.

Hebrews 4:16 “Let Us, Therefore, Come Boldly to The Throne of Grace, That We May Obtain Mercy and Find Grace to Help in Time of Need.” ^NKJV

  

Through his death on the cross, our great High Priest, Jesus opened access to God. Now people can approach God directly because of Jesus' sacrifice for sins. Because Jesus gave his life to do this for us, let us, therefore, come boldly to the throne of grace. This verse is an open invitation to regard God as a great ally and true friend. Yes, God occupies a throne, a seat of power and authority, but it is a throne of grace, not a throne of greed or domination. The term "throne of grace" describes the constant care and love offered to God's undeserving children. 

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God's grace is a characteristic of his reign. "Grace" means undeserved favor. Our ability to approach God does not come from any merit of our own but depends entirely on him. 

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“Faith enables us so to rejoice in the Lord that our infirmities become platforms for the display of his grace.” ~C. H. Spurgeon~ 

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Believers can "come boldly" and confidently to this throne, for the king is our Father, who loves us as his children. At God's throne, we will not receive anger or be ignored; instead, we will obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. God is not only concerned with converting people and collecting disciples; he also cares and nurtures those children who are his own. He listens to our needs. No request is insignificant, and no problem is too small for the one who sits on the throne of grace. God will never reject a Christian's plea or ignore one who brings requests before God. 

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When we come to God, we are promised "mercy," God's loving-kindness and forgiveness. When we come to God, we will receive "grace," God's undeserved favor, that will help in time of need. No matter what the problem, no matter what sin caused the need, God promises to help us at just the right time—his time. This doesn't mean that God promises to solve every need the moment we come to him. Nor does it mean that God will erase the natural consequences of any sin that was committed. It does mean, however, that God listens, cares, and will answer in his perfect way, in his perfect timing. 

  

LIFE APPLICATION: BOLDLY

Prayer is our approach to God, and we are to come "boldly." Some Christians approach God meekly with heads hung low, afraid to ask him to meet their needs. Others pray flippantly, giving little thought to what they say. Come with reverence because he is your King. But also come with bold assurance because he is your Father, Friend, and Counselor. 

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Bruce B. Barton, Dave Veerman, Linda K. Taylor, Life Application Bible Commentary – Hebrews, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, 61-62. 

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