Ephesians 3:12
In
him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence ~
Ephesians 3:12
Oh,
praise God! I can come directly to Him in times of praise and in times of need!
I do not need to have another intercede for me before I can come before God’s
throne of grace! Because of “him”, that is, because of Jesus Christ, I can
speak boldly, with freedom of words, in prayer and confidence! In the Old Testament,
the people had to come to a priest who would then offer sacrifices to bring
healing, or mercy, or forgiveness to God’s people for the sins they had
committed. The priest would come before God for the people when they needed
guidance, or strength to fight a foe, or to enter a land. We, on the other side
of the New Testament, do not need a priest for we come immediately before God
in prayer through the faith of Jesus Christ! We also have to know that a part
of this responsibility is ours, for if we come timidly before God, we are not
coming with the power He has allotted to us, and we are dishonouring Him. He is
a powerful, mighty, and an awesome God, and He will answer our prayer as is
best for us and for His glory. Never mistake that aspect of God. He is not a
giant answering machine at my beck and call! He is God supreme! I am small and
insignificant, yet, I can come before Him with my words and ask! I need not
fear or tremble in His presence. He is my heavenly Father, and before Him I
will and can make my requests known!
Pastor Julia
image: Nathan Dumalo
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