HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOU STOOD BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD?

SCRIPTURE:
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we 
may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.  
(Hebrews 4:16)

MEDITATION:
If a person is not a child of the Lord, 
then they would approach His throne with fear and trembling.
However, those who belong to the Lord 
should have a much different attitude when approaching His throne.
When we belong to Him, we should confidently approach His throne.

Of course, the question is, “How do we approach His throne?”
We approach His throne through prayer.
Praying is simply a two-way conversation between you and God. 
Many people only pray whenever they are under great stress, in danger, 
or overcome by uncertainty. 
For instance, if an airplane engine dies, people who don’t pray daily, 
will suddenly consider the importance of prayer and start to pray.

Some soldiers consider prayer as important when they are in the midst of a battle.
Whenever there are times of trouble, many people instinctively pray 
to a God whom they know about, but do not know intimately.
They have not spent time daily, 
getting to know the Lord and building a relationship with Him.
Yet, when bad times come, they want that relationship with the Lord.
 
The scriptures tell us that when we are His and can approach His throne with 
confidence, as a result of His mercy and grace, the Lord gives us what we need.
When we know Him intimately, He freely meets our needs 
(not necessarily our wants, but our needs).

Individuals feel more confident and strong when they are close to the Lord.
However, it goes much deeper – a nation is stronger 
when it unites in earnest prayer to the God of the universe.
When we need answers as an individual or a nation, 
we need to confidently approach the throne of almighty God in prayer.
To have that confidence, we need to belong to Him.

ACTION:
What kind of prayer life do you have?
Do you communicate with God on a daily basis?
If not, then why not?
Don’t wait until you have a specific need to talk to Him.
Talk to Him daily and if you are unsure of what to say, 
praise Him for who He is, and thank Him for all the blessings He has given you.

Pray,
“Heavenly Father, my desire is to communicate with You confidently. 
I want to know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I belong to You. I now 
realize the importance of developing a close relationship with You and 
that is what I want. If I do not belong to You, then make me aware and 
guide me to someone who can explain to me what I must do. Teach me 
to develop a daily prayer life so that I can get to know You better. Help 
me to instinctively know that whenever troubles come my way, my first 
response is to talk to You, confidently knowing that You will provide me 
with what I need to overcome. Help me to develop consistency in praying 
so that communicating with You becomes the highlight of my day.”