Day 140
Hebrews 4:16
"Let us therefore come boldly before the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in the time of need. "
Hebrews 4:16 lets us know the kind of attitude we should have when we approach God in a time of need. We should come expecting to obtain mercy and find grace to help us. Our degree of hesitancy or confidence reveals the state of our relationship with God and the level of our faith in His Word.
Our goal is to come boldly. When we come boldly, we have confidence and are not afraid of being rebuked or denied. The verse said we should come boldly to obtain something. So, we must release faith. Faith is based upon a knowing. That knowing comes from an understanding of the Word of God and a relationship with God that gives us confidence in His integrity.
We can monitor how we are growing in our relationship with the Father, as we see how bold we are before the throne of grace. Let us press toward the mark of knowing Him so well, that it does not ever occur to us that we might not get what we need when we approach Him. Let us grow to the place where we go with excitement, knowing that He knows what our need is and looks forward to meeting it. At that point, we will probably find ourselves bypassing asking and just thanking Him in advance, knowing that He takes pleasure in giving us what we need and more.
I will grow in my relationship with God, until I have such confidence in Him, that I approach Him boldly, thanking Him in advance for all I know He will do.