Brethren, having boldness to enter the holiest by the blood of JESUS ..... let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, (Hebrews 10: 19, 22).
Through him we ... have access by one Spirit to the Father, (Ephesians 2:18).
A poorly dressed man presented himself at the gate of the royal palace. He asked to see the King, handing one of the guards a letter. What impudence! What right had he to claim an audience with the king? The guard eventually took the letter to the king. He returned with the message that the king urgently wished to see the man. What was in the letter?, Thought the guard, that made the king want to urgently see poorly dressed man.
In the letter was a simple message in the king's son's handwriting. It said, "Father, this man comes on my behalf." The man was taken to see the King who came forward to meet him without paying any attention to his shabby clothes.
"Your Majesty, I have come from a far country where I made the acquaintance of your son. He saved my life and said, "Go and see my father, and give him this letter. I know that he will welcome you, because I am his only son!"
The king after reading his son's letter told the poorly dressed man, "From now on you will be at home here. I shall treat you like my own son".
This is exactly how we can approach GOD. HE is the ALMIGHTY, HOLY GOD. If things depended on our conduct we should have no more chance of being admitted to HIS HOLY Presence than the poor man without his letter. But the only sure way of approaching GOD is only through the work of HIS Precious SON, JESUS CHRIST, on the cross. By simple faith in HIM we are deemed worthy of acceptance by GOD because of HIS beloved SON. We come to GOD in HIS name and are received as sent by HIS SON. More than that, GOD adopts us and loves as HIS own SON. Such is HIS marvellous grace.
Taken from The Good Seed.
How is it that we can go boldly to our Holy ABBA FATHER's Throne without being totally destroyed because of our sins. We do so by believing in JESUS CHRIST and HIS atoning work on the cross for us. We become justified, just as if we have not sinned, by believing in JESUS CHRIST. So now when we approach The Throne of GOD, GOD sees HIS precious SON's blood on them that believe. HE sees that we are cleansed in that Perfect Blood of JESUS. So we stand justified(just as if we have never sinned) before The LORD GOD and that is possible only because of JESUS CHRIST.
In the Old Testament times, the priests could enter the Most Holy Place in the temple only with the blood of bulls and rams. But after JESUS gave up HIS perfect life as a sacrifice for our sins on the cross by shedding HIS blood, we can approach GOD's throne justified, just as if we have not sinned. But we can do so only if we believe in JESUS CHRIST and repent earnestly for our sins and are born-again.
Inspired by The HOLY SPIRIT.
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