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Tuesday, May 6,
2008
A Bold Confidence
Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly
unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help
in time of need. (KJV)
Williams New Testament translation
for Hebrews 4:16
16.
So let us continue coming with courage to the throne of God's
unmerited favor to obtain His mercy and to find His spiritual strength to
help us when we need it.
Have you ever seen in a show on TV where
someone is walking towards the office of an important person and along the
way someone tries to stop them from entering? And rather than heed the
warnings the person marching through the hallway walks right in despite
being told not to? This somewhat illustrates the boldness we should be
walking in as well; a confidence that despite the principalities and powers
in heavenly places that would try to keep you from going unto God’s throne
of grace, especially in a time of need. You have every right as a child of
God to go before His throne of grace with your requests, not only for
yourself but for other members of the body and receive His answer to them
as well. So despite the opposition you will encounter, especially the
closer you get to God, the more determined and bold you should be to anyone
or anything that would try and impede your progress. So continue operating
in the manifold wisdom of God, and remind any principality or any prince of
the power of the air who you are in Christ and to step aside, as you are
going to obtain the mercy and grace you are looking for. Fight that good
fight of faith and don’t give in so easily or take a fall, but rather keep
moving forward and don’t let anyone talk you out of the answer to your need
this day.
Hebrews 10:19-24 Having therefore, brethren,
boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, (20) By a new and
living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to
say, his flesh; (21) And having an high priest over the house of God; (22)
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our
hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure
water. (23) Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering;
(for he is faithful that promised;) (24) And let us consider one another to
provoke unto love and to good works: (KJV)
Strong’s definition for boldness:
3954
parrhesia (par-rhay-see'-ah); from 3956 and a derivative of 4483;
all out-spokenness, i.e. frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication,
assurance:
KJV-- bold (X -ly, -ness, -ness of
speech), confidence, X freely, X openly, X plainly (-ness).
You know that if you had a legal bought
and paid for ticket to the theatre and the usher tried to stop you from
entering, I would imagine you would be quick to point out your right and
authority to enter in. Are you as confident, bold, and assured of your
right to come before God’s throne of grace through His Son Jesus Christ or
are just hoping that maybe your requests will get through? Your right to
the throne of grace has been bought and paid for in blood by the sacrifice
of His Son; so now you have every right to draw near to God with a true
heart in full of assurance of faith in what His Son accomplished on our
behalf. However, if you are not sure and are not holding fast to this
profession of faith without wavering, then you will have doubts and fears
that your requests are not being heard or responded to. You know this
confidence you are building and demonstrating, it can definitely be an
inspiration to the brethren also, provoking them unto a love for God and
being a doer of His good work. This access, this plan of salvation is yours
for the taking, today, right now, so don’t let anything or anyone stop you
or your prayers from being heard and responded to by our heavenly Father.
Romans 8:35-39 Who shall separate us from
the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or
famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? (36) As it is written, For thy
sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the
slaughter. (37) Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors
through him that loved us. (38) For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor
life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor
things to come, (39) Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall
be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our
Lord. (KJV)
Paul knew His rights and authority in
Christ and was bold and confident in the fact that no one or no circumstance
was going to separate him from the love of God and His eternal reward of
inheritance. While some people wallow in pity parties thinking we are just
sheep being led to a slaughter, Paul was quick to remind and provoke the
brethren unto love and goods works, that in all things we are more than
conquerors through Him that loved us, that love which is in Christ Jesus
our Lord. So while others may struggle at times and forget the rights and
authority we have by the name of Jesus Christ, we are reminded one of the
ways to provoke unto love and good works is to remind and encourage one
another of the victory we have by His name. I can tell you boldly, that the
people of this world who engage in lotteries and end up with a winning
ticket will stop at nothing when it comes time to cash it in and collect on
what is theirs. God’s desire for His people is that they would be just as
bold and confident to come before His throne of grace as well and receive
the spiritual blessings He has for His people which are rightfully theirs,
those that call upon His name and respond in faith.
1 John 2:28-29 And now, little children,
abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not
be ashamed before him at his coming. (29) If ye know that he is righteous,
ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him. (KJV)
Again we see that being a doer of the
word accompanies our confidence we have in the Lord. You won’t have one
without the other; so the more you practice what you preach the more
proficient you become at it. Practice makes perfect, a perfect love which
casts out all fear and allows one to continue in a confident relationship
with the Father based on a love and trust in His word. So what are you
holding fast to today, and what are you confident in, your own works or the
good work your Father has begun and would like to continue to perform in
you?
Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this
very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it
until the day of Jesus Christ: (KJV)
Your love and good works that you are
building a confidence in, is what Jesus Christ has begun and I pray is
continuing to perform within in you, enduring to the end. So today if you
sense that confidence is waning, or maybe you are not quite as sure of what
you should be doing, maybe you need to let go and let someone else be in
control, letting Him increase and your own thoughts and ways decrease.
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