Boldly Receiving at the Throne of Grace

Do we come before God boldly? In Hebrews 4:16 we are told to come boldly before the throne of grace. Being bold in prayer is not always easy. The throne, upon which God and Jesus sit, is the throne of grace and mercy. God is our father, Jesus is our Savior and we are invited to come and receive. If we are not bold what is preventing our boldness?

Are we present - past, or are we present - future?

Do we live in the present with the baggage of the past, or are we presently living into our future? When we are born again we receive all that there is to receive. We do not necessarily look very different immediately, but even though you can't see it we have become something altogether new. The reality of the Christian life is that we are "present future". Meaning we are presently living into the future that the word of God describes is ours.


The word of God describes who we are as Christians before we ever look like it. The Christian life is about "living into" the people the word of God describes us as. This walk is about learning to walk in the manifestation of who we are already in Christ.


When we are present past, we are a people who live limited painful lives because our past is still defining who we are, and it makes it difficult to approach the throne grace with boldness. Frankly if we were honest I think we have to admit that at times we don't feel like we belong there. That is living "present past".


Come boldly to the throne of grace, and let the fact that the word of God says we have a high priest who was tempted as we are be the reason (Heb. 4:15) that we come with boldness. 

If I try to base "boldness" on my past, I will never be bold. If I try to base "boldness" on my Christian performance, then I'm approaching in pride.