Bold Belief

“So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.”

Hebrews 4:16 (NLT)

“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.”

Galatians 5:1 (ESV)

Go back and read that passage from Hebrews again. Such a powerful message. It takes great faith—a misplaced boldness—for a servant to approach a powerful king over things of utmost importance much less a personal matter. But it is with great familiarity and trust that the daughter of a king should run to him with a need, even in the middle of the night.

The gospel message is unbelievable. It’s too good to be true. And yet, it is true. I would be highly honored to be but a servant in his kingdom. Yet undeserving even of this, and for no other reason than his great love for me, I have been made his daughter. That I would ever be worthy enough to speak to God let alone approach his throne in my time of need is a fairytale so hard to grasp that sometimes I don’t.

Why is it that so often we Christian women are entirely sure of our faith when it comes to God moving mountains and trembling at best when it comes to how he views us? If we truly take him at his word, it will not do for us to cling to previous boundaries and untrue attributes about him nor ourselves. He never said we were perfect.

My favorite part of today's scripture in Hebrews is that we will receive grace "when we need it most." When do we need grace most? Well, it won't be at our finest moments. And yet this verse assures us that we will find yet again what we need. Not only do we go to the Lord with boldness because of how he sees us, but we go with the assurance that we will yet again find what we need-- in our time of need. The mercy and grace that we hate to ask him for again and again remains at his feet for that very reason—so that we will come because we will have need.

Ask yourself today:

1). Be honest. What is your tendency when you feel you've fallen short? To run to the Lord with boldness and confidence in His character or to spiral into self-condemnation over yours?

2). What unfounded characteristics do you find yourself attributing to God? To yourself?

3). Write a scripture to combat each specific lie and purpose to cling to them over and over.

In Christ, you are enough. Because of Christ, you are free. He has covered you ultimately with his unfailing love, and because of this, the Father graciously awaits your return, so go boldly.