“Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.”(Matthew 28:20b) “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.” (1John 1:9) “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace.” (Hebrews 4:16a)
The author of my current devotional book pointed out three things about God that we need to know: (1) “He is always available.” (2)” He is always ready to forgive.” (3) “He’s waiting to hear from you now.” In yesterday’s blog three things that we need to know about God were listed in the text from Psalm 16:11. For today’s three things that we need to know about God come from the three different texts listed above. We need to know that God is always available to us. Jesus promised in Matthew 28:20b just before He ascended: “Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.” Jesus talked to His disciples before His crucifixion about sending the "Comforter,” the Holy Spirit, to be with them who would guide them into all truth. In Psalm 121:3-4, we are given this promise:“He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, He that keepeth thee shall not slumber or sleep.” On and on we could go quoting scripture passages that promise God/Jesus will be with us in all of life. There is nowhere that you can go in life that He will not be there. If you are in a hospital bed in doubt about your health and in pain in your body, He is there in the room with you. If you are facing a tough decision that you have to make concerning you, or your family’s future, He will be with you while you make the decision. If you are having trouble in your personal life even as you read this, you are not in this trouble by yourself. You have the Almighty God available to you. He has promised that He will go through the “valley” with you. You know what is written in Psalm 23:4: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” God is always available to you. Jesus will always be with you. We need to know that God is always ready to forgive us. If you do not seek His forgiveness, it will not be His fault. He promised that “if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.” Jesus died on the cross in order to forgive us for our sins. He is not happy with us when we sin, but He is certainly happy when we come to Him in a spirit of repentance and ask for His forgiveness. Why would we go on day after day with the guilt of the past, when we have a Savior who is always ready to forgive us? He had rather forgive us than condemn us. He had rather forgive us than watch us walk through life burdened with needless guilt. We need to know that He is waiting to hear from us now. We are reminded that we can “come boldly to the throne of grace.” Why? “That we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. ”He has given us an open invitation to pray and we need to take advantage of that truth everyday of our lives and in every situation in our lives. God is not reluctant to hear us when we pray; why should we be reluctant to pray? There is nothing to keep you from the throne of grace. If you need to go there in order to become a Christian, He is waiting to hear from you. If you need to go there in order to forgive someone, or to be forgiven, He is waiting to hear from you. Whatever your need, He is waiting! All three of these important things that you need to know about God are true for your life. Go to Him now, and you will find Him waiting for you. Bro. Joe
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