Come!

Come!

‭Hebrews 4:16 KJV‬

[16] Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

The cross was a necessary part of the journey of Christ into being the source of life, peace and salvation for all men. It was the place of shame, pain and loss. For the first and only time, the Father turned his eyes away from his Son, as his blood flowed as the appropriate and sufficient offering for our sin. Here also was the Son of God, crucified along with two confirmed thieves, made to look like one of them, even when He had done no wrong, and no accusation or charge was made and proved against Him. Yet, it was the will of the Father that he would be bruised and beaten because of me, so that I would not have to pay the same price for sin. 

By his death on the cross, the price of sin has been fully settled. The price death demanded was the life of the sinner, and because it was a justified kill, there was no coming back from that death. The life of the One who stood in for me was given, but it is with joy that I also add that the story did not end there. If Jesus died in my place, it meant that I also did not have to die anymore due to sin. Would that have been the end, as good and great as that would have been?  He paid the price, and then did even one better: He was raised from the dead by the power of God. Now, that is the cream of the experience: God exerting His power to do what had never been done. 

It is that display of power that has led us to where we are today, considering the verse above. It is by the resurrection of Jesus that I can look forward to the benefits and blessings of the new life that has now been sealed. Before this experience, there had never been a death and then a resurrection that death could no longer deny or reverse. God had now done something that would be of eternal benefit to all who would come to Him by faith, and through the One whose sacrifice sealed this benefit. The part of faith is critical to the approach I am asked to make, because without faith, it is impossible to please God. 

If I am to rely on the physical and the rational, nothing about this benefit makes sense, but it has never been about it making sense, but about me knowing what has been done for me, and talkng the step to believe in the finished work, so that I can enjoy the sealed blessing. I am asked to come boldly before the throne of grace, and it is indeed the place of grace. I get all that Christ sealed when He died. I obtain mercy, and I can access help when I need it. I then consider what the hope is for those who reject this gift to the end of their lives. If the death and resurrection of Jesus does not lead you to approach, who else can secure eternity for you? He waits for all of us to make the approach. No demand on earth can exhaust the resources of heaven. God's time of favour is here.