These past Sunday’s I have been highlighting things we have in our lives because of Christ’s work on the cross. Salvation, Christ’s Righteousness, a Heavenly Home and today let’s look at approachability. Because Christ died on the cross and rose from the dead, I have the ability to approach God.

The idea of approaching Holy God is filled with fear and trembling, and rightly so. Sinful man is unworthy to approach God and even Moses only saw God’s shadow as He passed by. (Exodus 33:22) As we saw in the Garden of Eden, it was Adam and Eve’s sin against God that got them barred from the garden where they had communed with God. (Genesis 3:22-24) Jesus came and died so that our relationship with God could be restored and our sins forgiven. Jesus made us clean so that we can now approach God in faith. Ephesians 3:12 “ In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.’ Our confidence comes from our relationship with Jesus. Hebrews 4:16 explains the benefits of coming to God, “ Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”

The benefits of approaching God are listed in Hebrews 4:16. Coming before God in prayer, we can find freedom, confidence for living, mercy, grace and help in our time of need. What a blessing that now we can approach God and commune with Him.

This week take advantage of this opportunity and spend time with God. Thank Him for his many benefits and lay your needs before Him. He will listen and answer.

Linda