GRACE GIVES CONFIDENCE

Hebrews 4:16 says, “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” This is an invitation for all who put their trust in Jesus Christ to experience the awesome power of God’s grace that flows from His very throne. Hebrews 4:16 is an invitation to come to the throne that was concerted from a throne of judgment to a throne of grace. There, you will experience unbelievable and untold blessings from the hand of God.

God the Son, who sits on the right side of God, is our great High Priest. Our Great High Priest understands us. Our Great High Priest sympathizes with us. Our Great High Priest knows our weaknesses. As our Great High Priest, the Lord Jesus Christ waits for us every single day to come to the throne of God–not for condemnation, but for a blessing. As our Great High Priest, He is waiting for us every single day to come to the throne of grace in order to give us power over temptation. As our Great High Priest, He is waiting for us in order that we may receive victory over the trials of life.

If you come to the throne trusting only in what Jesus did for you, not in anything you have done, then you will find grace in your time of need.

He is not saying that you should come to the throne of grace only when you are in trouble or need. he is saying that when you come to the throne of grace regularly that you will be empowered in your times of need.

Are you going through a trial in your life? There is grace for you at the throne of grace. Are you trying to fight temptation? There is power in the blood when you come to the throne of grace.

The reason we do not go to the throne of grace regularly is because we do not comprehend the promise of the awesome power that is reserved for those who tarry in His presence. We don not understand the abundance of grace that can be poured upon us from the throne of grace when we approach Him in confidence.

May the Lord renew our minds to understand this great truth so that we will approach the throne of grace regularly to help us when the time of need arises.

Copied from My Journal, The Awesomeness of God’s Grace by Dr. Micheal Youssef