Approaching God
I once heard an old story about a young boy walking through a crowd toward a platform on which the President of the United States was seated. As the boy approached the stage, he moved toward a set of stairs that led directly to the Commander in Chief. Instantly, a security officer grabbed him by the collar and pulled him back. “And where do you think you’re going, young man? You can’t expect to just walk up to the president without permission!”

The trembling boy replied, “Oh yes I can. That man is my Daddy!”

It’s kind of a cute story, even if it isn’t true, but it sure brings home the point of Hebrews 4:16. Sometimes in our sinful condition, the devil whispers in our ears that we are not good enough to approach God. We’re so unworthy that we should get cleaned up before coming to the Lord. But the Bible teaches that we have a loving heavenly Father. When we recognize our unworthiness and then discover how Christ loved us, even while we were still in sin, it helps us to know that we have a compassionate God who stretches out His arms to receive even the most rebellious of His children.

Since Jesus Christ lived in the flesh and was “tempted as we are” (Hebrews 4:15), we have a God who understands and who desires to be merciful to us. Hebrews 4:16 tells us we can “come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” It is humbly acknowledging our sinfulness that opens the door to heaven.

We do not need an imperfect human mediator to stand in our place before God. The Bible says, “There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5).
KEY BIBLE TEXTS
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16
Approaching God I once heard an old story about a young boy walking through a crowd toward a platform on which the President of the United States was seated. As the boy approached the stage, he moved toward a set of stairs that led directly to the Commander in Chief. Instantly, a security officer grabbed him by the collar and pulled him back. “And where do you think you’re going, young man? You can’t expect to just walk up to the president without permission!” The trembling boy replied, “Oh yes I can. That man is my Daddy!” It’s kind of a cute story, even if it isn’t true, but it sure brings home the point of Hebrews 4:16. Sometimes in our sinful condition, the devil whispers in our ears that we are not good enough to approach God. We’re so unworthy that we should get cleaned up before coming to the Lord. But the Bible teaches that we have a loving heavenly Father. When we recognize our unworthiness and then discover how Christ loved us, even while we were still in sin, it helps us to know that we have a compassionate God who stretches out His arms to receive even the most rebellious of His children. Since Jesus Christ lived in the flesh and was “tempted as we are” (Hebrews 4:15), we have a God who understands and who desires to be merciful to us. Hebrews 4:16 tells us we can “come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” It is humbly acknowledging our sinfulness that opens the door to heaven. We do not need an imperfect human mediator to stand in our place before God. The Bible says, “There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5). KEY BIBLE TEXTS Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16
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