Confidence in Christ

 

Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

—Hebrews 4:16 (NKJV)

 

The only way we can come to God is in humility. God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6). Humility before God doesn’t demand anything based on your accomplishments or worth. Humility is also not groveling and bargaining with God to answer your prayer. Humility before God is coming to Him in confidence, knowing He gives mercy and grace in your time of need. It is knowing the worth Christ has placed on your life.

 

When you come boldly to the throne of grace, it doesn’t mean you come instructing God. That is not the surrender that expresses humility. That is pride. When you come boldly to God, you come in the assurance of your relationship with Him. You come knowing your right standing with God. When you know and believe in your heart the truth of everything Jesus has purchased with His blood for you, you have confidence in your relationship with the Father. 

 

“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him” (1 John 5:14-15).

 

Do you have the confidence to approach God boldly? If you ask anything according to God’s will, He will hear you, and you will receive it. Do you believe this? If what you ask is in the Word of God, it is without question God’s will. 

 

When you believe who you are in Christ, you are at peace in your relationship with God. You walk in the freedom His grace has given you. When you have a need, you come freely to God without fear of reproach, judgment, or retribution. You come knowing what the grace of Christ has given you. You come knowing your Father loves you, and you will receive His mercy and grace to help you. You come with a heart of praise because you believe.

 

True humility does not promote self. Neither does it demean itself. True humility only glorifies the Father. When you have confidence in your relationship with the Father, you don’t need to beg for mercy and grace. You don’t need to beg God to give you anything He has already provided in the gift of salvation. You don’t need to beg for forgiveness, healing, or your needs to be supplied. Jesus paid the price for all of these long before you were even born or wrestled with sin, illness, or need. You received His complete salvation when you were born again. There is nothing left to earn. His love earned it for you.

 

“But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: ‘God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble’” (James 4:6).

 

God pours more grace into the lives of those who walk in true humility and are confident in their relationship with Him. He pours more grace into those who depend only on Him. True dependency on the Father promotes confidence in Him and not in yourself. Resist pride’s temptation and receive more of God’s grace in every moment of your life. You will believe the Father for what the rest of the world believes impossible. Present your requests to God confidently, knowing Christ has made you worthy to receive the petitions that you have asked of Him. 

 

 

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