Today I want to share from Jerry Savelle's website devotional!
BOLDNESS BEFORE GOD
Let us therefore come boldly before the throne of grace, that we may
obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need (Hebrews 4:16 NKJV).
Being constantly aware of your position of righteousness in Christ will
not only give you boldness before God, it will also make your fellowship with
your heavenly Father more intimate.
God desires that you come before Him with the same boldness and confidence
you would show before a best friend. When you know God sees and relates to you
based on your righteousness in Christ, you will have no sense of inferiority in
His presence.
Jesus said, “No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not
know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things
that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you” (John 15:15 NKJV).
Clearly, God doesn’t want servants; He wants friends. God didn’t create mankind so that He could have people grovel at His
feet with their faces in the dirt. No! He wanted someone He could walk and talk
with in the cool of the day (see Genesis 3:8).
Through the sacrificial death of Jesus, the intimate relationship the
first man and woman enjoyed with God (before sin entered) is now available to
every believer. So, come boldly to the Father today, secure in your righteousness
in Christ, and talk to Him as you would a close friend.
Confession: Father, I come boldly before You today, knowing that
You see me righteous and clean because of Jesus. As I share my heart and
thoughts with You, I believe You will also share your heart and thoughts with
me
AMEN! God's plan all along was to have a people with whom He could fellowship intimately, not order around as slaves! He wanted a family! As born again believers, we ARE God's family! Find out what the Word of God has to say about who you are - IN HIM - and you will find a freedom in JESUS that you only ever dreamed of! Here is Hillsong with "Freedom Is Here":Shalom in Him!
