Yesterday, I made mistakes

Today, I am making more

Tomorrow, I will do it again.

Hopeless? If I chose to stay there. My inability is exactly where God meets me today, “Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:14-16 ESV).

My favourite phrase, “…draw near to the throne of grace…” It jumped out of the Bible and into my heart today in a new and refreshing way. So, the writer of Hebrews intentionally calls us into the best place to be in our times of weakness, ” Let us then with confidence draw near…”

If I hold onto past mistakes, I am not going to the throne of grace with confidence.

If I walk in my current patterns and choices and choose to ignore my need to confess sin, I won’t acknowledging that, “…we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin” (v.15).

If I believe I am stuck and unworthy of receiving mercy and grace, I will be missing out, “..that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in times of need” (v. 16).

At the beginning of Hebrews we read the most encouraging verses,

“He also says,

I will fall and make mistakes, BUT I don’t want to stay caught in a snare of tangled weeds that lie to me saying I am unworthy of drawing near to the throne of grace when I am in need. It’s a daily place to begin and reflect saying, Lord I need you. This Monday morning turn on this song by Matt Maher.

Check out the background to  Lord, I Need You

Matt Maher – Lord, I Need You (Behind The Song)