"விதைகளின் உள்ளே" 🌳
“Within the Seeds” 🌳
Scripture Meditation No. 1726
AATHAVAN – Wednesday, 29 October 2025
“Therefore, let’s approach the
throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace
for help at the time of our need.” (Hebrews 4:16)
There
is a great difference between how people in the Old Testament related with God
and how we relate to Him today. The people of the Old Testament viewed God as
One to be feared. They trembled in His presence. Thus, the Israelites said to
Moses,
“Speak
to us yourself and we will listen; but do not have God speak to us, or we will
die.” (Exodus 20:19, NASB)
A few
of the saints in the Old Testament did speak with God, but even they did not do
so with the joyful confidence of children speaking to their Father. They heard
His voice and obeyed it with the reverence of servants before a Master.
But
today, we count it a glorious and joyous privilege to hear God speak to us. We
long for His voice. Yes — this is the fundamental difference between the Old
and the New Covenants.
Our
Lord Jesus Christ has given us the covenant of grace. We no longer need to fear
God as a distant Judge, for Jesus revealed Him to us as our Father. The
Apostle Paul says, “Because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son
into our hearts, crying out, ‘Abba! Father!’” (Galatians 4:6, NASB)
Dear
beloved, “For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again,
but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons, by which we cry out, ‘Abba!
Father!’”
(Romans 8:15, NASB)
Therefore,
we need not be afraid to draw near to Christ. As today’s key verse says, “Let
us approach the throne of grace with confidence.” When we draw near to Him,
we will indeed receive His mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
In the
Old Testament, only the high priest could enter the Most Holy Place, where the
mercy seat was located in the tabernacle. Even then, he had to cleanse himself
with the blood of animals and make atonement for his sins before entering to
intercede for the people.
But
our Lord Jesus Christ has entered the heavenly Most Holy Place once for all,
not with the blood of animals, but with His own precious blood. He
became the eternal High Priest on our behalf. Therefore, we can now boldly come
before Him.
For, “By
this will, we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus
Christ once for all.” (Hebrews 10:10, NASB)
Everyone
washed by the blood of Christ has become a priest before God. Hence, we are
qualified to approach the heavenly throne of grace with boldness.
As
Peter declares,
“But
you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s
own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called
you out of darkness into His marvellous light.” (1 Peter 2:9, NASB)
Therefore,
we can confidently approach the throne of grace.
Yes,
beloved, this is the greatness of the salvation that the Lord Jesus Christ has
prepared for us. Let us confess our sins before Him and seek His forgiveness.
And when we receive His mercy, we can boldly draw near to the throne of grace —
to obtain the grace that helps us in our time of need.
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