In the Word: The Throne of Grace

Welcome to Hope Mommies In the Word devotionals. Over the next few weeks, we will be meditating on themes of God’s mercy. As we study these truths together, we’d love you to use the comments as a place to dialogue with us about what you are learning and share your answers to the questions below. We pray that you hearts will be encouraged as you dig into God’s Word each week with us! 

“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 4:16

READ:

As I grow to have a higher and higher view of God being God—creating and owning me, being pure and dwelling in unapproachable light, and deserving of my unwavering devotion and holy fear, I am increasingly unable to view any of my sins as insignificant or any of my fleshly contributions as meaningful.

Approaching God for mercy in a manner that communicates, “I’ve got nothing,” is the biblical way. This approach to God is seen in the account of the father who grieves the sickness of his son in Matthew 17:14-15,

And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him [Christ] and, kneeling before him, said “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he has seizures and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water.”

While witnessing the agony of his clearly beloved son—which a mother or father knows becomes the agony of the parent too—this father bends his knees to Christ and asks for the undeserved mercy of God. This is outward evidence of his commendable spiritual posture. Approaching God for mercy, I am able to draw near to his throne of grace. And this God has, indeed, been merciful.

REFLECT:

1. In what ways have you come to better understand God’s undeserved mercy in your suffering?
2. How can you grow in your view of God being God?

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