Come Boldly But Not Brashly

Come Boldly But Not Brashly.
 
          Hebrews 4:16 tells us, “So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.” This verse indicates that because of the sacrifice that Jesus made for us on the cross, the barrier between God and us that broke our fellowship, has been removed. We Come to God boldly not based on anything that we have ever done but totally on the sacrificial work of Jesus Christ paving the way.
          In ancient times if a King was sitting on his throne and someone appeared in the courtyard wanting to approach the king, they could only do so if he held his royal scepter toward them. If someone attempted to see the king without him holding out his scepter, then the penalty was death – on the spot.
          When Jesus died on the Cross His sacrificial death tore down the wall of petition in the temple and now thus anyone can approach the throne room of God through prayer. God is holding out His royal scepter to us welcoming us to approach Him and receive mercy and grace when we need it the most.
          But just because He invites us to come boldly, that does not mean that we can come brashly. First of all, you cannot approach God as a sinner because the sin has created a barrier between you and a Holy God. You must first approach God and ask Him to forgive you of your sins. Then He invites you to come and approach Him as His child – not as the dirty, rotten sinner that you were.
          Additionally, when we come boldly to Him, we must be willing to seek Him and obey what He commands us to do. We can’t just approach Him like He is a magic genie who will grant our every wish. Psalm 37:4 says, “Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Many people like the idea of God giving them the desires of their heart but we must take delight in God and His will and way. When you delight yourself in Him the desires of your heart will change to line up with His will and way for your life.
          We also cannot approach God brashly because of who He is. He is God almighty, the maker of Heaven and Earth. He controls the number of breaths that you breathe and every second that you live. He is worthy of ALL honor, praise and reverence. To come into His presence brashly thinking that you are doing a favor by taking time to talk to Him is an insult to His Holiness. We are invited to come into His presence in Holiness and reverence before we can invite Him to come into our presence and grant our requests.
          A great way to come boldly into His presence is to come boldly into His presence with praise, worship, and adoration before you ever ask Him anything. Instead of just pouring out your wish list of things that you want Him to do, what not start off by asking Him what HE would have you do? WOW. That changes the perspective of our prayer life.
          Take up God’s invitation to approach him boldly but don’t do it brashly. You will be surprised how much better your prayer life is with this approach.
​In love with Jesus – Gary Mimbs