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Draw Near To the Throne of Grace
(He4:14-16)
God is the Lord of Grace.
Grace comes from Him and
He gracious to those who long for His grace.
Faith is knowing and receiving His grace, and
The life of this faith is drawing near to the throne of grace to find grace to help in time of need.
The throne represents a king's authority to decide on matters of life or death.
It is from there the king shows his mercy on those who
Risk their life to approach him and redress their situation.
God cannot help men because there is sin that stands between God and them, since
Their ancestor, Adam, sinned and was
Banished from the Garden which became shielded by the flaming sword (Ge3:4-6, 24).
Thereafter, the site of conversation between God and men was shut down.
Nevertheless, when the people of Israel cried out to God,
Their cry of help because of their slavery in Egypt went up to God (Ex2:23, 3:9) and
God called Moses to bring them out.
God spoke to no one else but Moses (Ex10:1; Nu12:8) for
Moses took off his sandals on holy ground (Ex3:5) and
Only in a holy place one can converse with God.
By the blood of the Passover lamb the Israelite left Egypt (Ex12:12-13) and
God commanded them to build the sanctuary in the desert (Ex25:8) for
Only above the mercy seat inside the Most Holy Place
God met and spoke with them (Ex25:22).
Yet it was only with the high priest who put on the ephod (Ex28:4; 1Sa23:6, 9),
Only after the sprinkling of the blood of animal (Ex29:20), and
Only before the mercy seat where the name of God was (2Ch2:6).
Referring to the Temple of Jerusalem, also called, the house of prayer for all nations (Mk11:17),
Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise again in three days (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would establish the throne of grace and
Open a new way for whosoever to draw near to seek His help (He10:19-20).
He prayed from early in the morning to late at night, wherever He could (Mk1:25; Jn11:41-42), and
Even on the last night of His public life He ended with prayer (Mt26:36-45).
As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Himself in His death on the cross needed the Father's mercy and that the Father alone is the Lord of grace (He5:7);
2) Condemned the devil, the separator (1Jn3:8); and
3) Carried the weakness of man and shed His blood to make them holy through His torn flesh (Is53:4; He9:22; 1Pe2:24).
His essence is the holy Son of God (Mt16:16; Mk1:24; Jn1:1, 14) while
His duty is the Son of Man, wrapped in the weakness of man.
Therefore He is the only one Mediator between God and man, the eternal High Priest (1Ti2:5).
He resurrected and ascended to heaven and sat down on the throne, which is
What He received as grace from the Father and also
From where He shows His mercy and grace to those who
By the confidence gained through His blood draw near.
The Spirit of grace comes inside the souls made holy by the blood of Jesus and
Establishes the throne in them.
He lets them know what to pray for as He intercedes for them (Rm8:26-27).
The man of the Spirit is he who
Kneels before the name Yeshua and
Asks desperately whatever he needs, whenever, wherever (He4:16) for
He longs to finally draw near to the throne of grace in heaven in that day.
O Lord,
For You know how we are formed (Ps103:14) and
Understand the weakness of our flesh (He4:15),
You made a way for us to receive Your grace and mercy!
Let us never forsake prayer.
Let us consider our needs as our blessing and
Daily come to our knees before the name Yeshua to live by Your help! Amen.