Come Boldly to God’s Throne

“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16).

“Let us”

God wants us to come to his throne together. When we unite with our fellow Christians, we gain more favor with God. Our prayers become more powerful when we pray in agreement with others. Jesus taught us to pray, “Our Father,” which means we should address God being aware that we are part of God’s church. God wants his people to move forward together. We are the body of Christ, and we need the fellowship of the church to overcome challenges. 

“therefore”

We come to God’s throne because Jesus is our high priest. Jesus motivates us to come to God because he passed through the heavens. He broke through the first heaven, the second heaven, all the way to the third heaven where God’s throne is. Jesus is the strongest Spirit in the universe. He crushed Satan’s head, stripped fallen angels of their authority, and gave us power to cast out demons. 

We are also motivated to come to the throne of God because Jesus can sympathize with us. He was tempted in all points like we are and overcame all these temptations without falling into sin. Therefore he is able to help us overcome all temptations.

“come”

Jesus said that if we’re thirsty, we should come to him and he would give us drink of the Holy Spirit (John 7:37). At the end of the Bible, the Spirit says Come. The bride says Come. God’s word repeats that we should come to him several times (Revelation 22:17). For many people, the natural tendency is to run away and hide from God like Adam did in the garden. But we can come to God because he accepts us.

“boldly”

We are to come boldly before God’s throne. We come like children to their loving father. We have a right to be before God’s throne because of our relationship with him. 

We can come with confidence because our sins are paid for by Christ. There is no more punishment waiting for us, because Jesus took all our punishment. There is no more debt to pay because Jesus paid our debt to God in full. We are clothed with the righteousness of Christ, and therefore God looks at us with love and acceptance.

“to the throne”

God’s throne is the place of the highest power and authority in the universe. All of God’s orders stand. When God decrees deliverance, there is freedom. There are many thrones in the heavens, which are spiritual places of power (Colossians 1:16), but God’s throne is the highest throne. No one and nothing can supersede God’s power.

God’s throne is a safe place for those who believe in Jesus. It is safe because God is perfectly just. He is not capricious, and he is not a liar. Whatever God has said will stand. God’s justice demands a payment for our sins, and Jesus died in our place as our Substitute. Our penalty has been completely satisfied by Christ. Now, the justice of God demands our freedom, not our punishment, because Christ was the perfect sacrifice for us. The justice of God is our friend, not our enemy.

“to obtain mercy and find grace”

When we come to God’s throne, we aren’t going to get a whack on the head. We will find grace and mercy.

Mercy will help us because God is kind and long-suffering. Mercy is the basis of our relationship with God. God’s mercy gives us sympathy, comfort, peace, encouragement, and hope. God’s mercy and kindness leads us to repentance (Romans 2:4).

Grace will help us because it is a gift that we don’t deserve. God is a giver of good gifts, and every good thing in our lives is from God. God is not looking to take good things away from us, he’s looking to give us good things. But grace is more than this. Grace is energizing power to live for God. Grace is the power to operate spiritual gifts and work miracles. Anything we do for God is by his grace. Paul said he worked harder than any of the other apostles, but it wasn’t him, it was the grace of God (1 Corinthians 15:10).

“help”

When we approach God’s throne we will find help. The Holy Spirit is our helper (John 14:26). God wants to fill us with the Holy Spirit so we will have abundant help. God is a very present help in times of trouble (Psalm 46:1). God’ nature is to help, because he is an overflowing fountain of abundance. 

God wants us to be like him. He said, “it is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). The world says don’t give too much, but God says keep on giving and then you will be filled with more of Me. This not according to natural logic but according to spiritual principles. When we help others, God will help us. When we give, God will give to us.

“in time of need”

We are to come to God’s throne in our time of need. There are times when problems or troubles come upon us. When those times come, what we really need is God. God has all that we need, and he is the solution to every problem. Maybe we need wisdom. God has all wisdom. We might need healing or comfort, and Christ can heal us. The Holy Spirit will comfort us. Maybe we need provision or strength, and God can give us this too. God can supply all our need according to his riches in glory (Philippians 4:19). 

There are many times in life we face challenges and difficulties. When we need help, we should come boldly to God’s throne. God delights in helping his children, and God’s help is always what we really need.