Where do you see yourself when you pray? Are you in His court? Or are you standing outside His gate shouting requests and wondering if He heard?
“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 KJV
The problem is not His Truth–it is our response, and confidence, in His Truth!
It’s the “come boldly” part that trips us up. Just like the serpent did to Eve in the garden, he has caused us to doubt whether God meant what He said.
Take Him at His Word!
The following excerpt is from a previous post: “Leave Your Baggage at The Door”
I had a dream one time that I was out on the front lawn of a beautiful house. Every time someone would pass by I would yell out in joyous grin, “Look at my beautiful new home!” I heard the Lord in my dream:
“Why are you living in the yard, when I have given you a home to dwell in? Why do you pitch tents, yet refuse to enter? Go in the house. I have paid ALL.”
I woke up with a jolt. As I thought about my dream, it occurred to me: I will quickly tell, anyone who will listen, ALL that Jesus has done for us: His sacrifice, His resurrection, His return to get His kids, His provision and promises of health, peace and freedom from condemnation. But in my own insecurities, doubts, reasons and excuses–I wasn’t entering His rest. Mental strongholds of fear of abandonment, betrayals in my past, all held me captive. Trapped in the deceptive lies of the enemy, I had remained “on the purchased property” Jesus provides by my faith in Him–but I wasn’t living “in the house”.
You see, I thought that I had to work through some stuff before I was “worthy enough” to walk through THAT door.
I mean to enter there, to live in “the house”, that provided REST He promised, I thought I would have to be finished with my work and that I would have had to have dealt through all my sin–in my diligent effort. I didn’t realize that the Truth in Hebrews 4 could never be true of me UNLESS… http://www.loafbyloaf.com/leave-your-baggage-at-the-door/
What a beautiful thing He has done for us! We will NEVER deserve His favor! But He promised! 😉
