For long weary days brave men died by the thousands — the afternoon of the last day was wearing rapidly away, the thin red living line getting thinner and thinner, the squares smaller and smaller at each returning charge — but at last, just before the daylight faded, just before endurance could do no more, there comes old Blucher at last and gives the order, and the whole line bore down upon the enemy and scattered them. Help For The Helpless - I sometimes ask people, "Where does it say in the Bible, 'God helps those who help themselves'?" If I cannot find words in which to utter my desires, God in his grace will read my desires without the words. We have in Scripture instances where God puts words into sinners’ mouths. I will seek to clarify the meaning of the verse as I understand it, but I admit that my understanding may be limited. All rights reserved), You alone are worthy, Lord, Reprinted by permission. Let pride bite the curb at a distance, let treason lurk in corners, for only lowly reverence may come before the king himself when he sits clothed in his robes of majesty. Take your darkness to the throne of grace, and "in His light" who sits upon it you "shall see light." On the ridge of the hills of Ephraim stood the ancestral home of a wealthy family, containing within its precincts a private sanctuary, where though there were teraphim, ephod, and vestments, yet there was no priest. In trying to speak of the text this morning, I shall take it thus: First, here is a throne; then, secondly, here is grace; then we will put the two together, and we shall see grace on a throne; and putting them together in another order, we shall see sovereignty manifesting itself, and resplendent in grace. Amen.". That is a picturesque and graphic representation of this same idea; my poor cry, the devotions of my trembling, unfaithful heart, the halting, limping approach of my sluggish spirit, these go along with, and are offered through, that Great High Priest. Then, dear reader, whatever be your case, you may come. That is to say, not ‘thank God’ that His work makes God’s throne a throne of grace — that is not the teaching of the Scripture — but that He, as High Priest, and, therefore, as the revealer to us of God as He is, shows us in His life and death, in the gentleness of His character, in the tenderness of His compassion, in the depth of His sympathy on earth, in the tenderness that touched the little children in their innocence and the harlots in their filth, and in the death He died upon the Cross for the sake of the world — the very heart of God is cut open, as it were, and the two halves fall apart as when we cut some rich fruit to lay hare the inmost pulp. “I am moved by the need”—that’s motivation. Daily Walking with God), J C Philpot's devotional thoughts on Hebrews 4:16…. He inspires the earnest supplication, "Lord, undertake for me." One woman said of her childhood dentist, "I started getting upset and crying and he said, 'If you don't shut up, I'm going to slap you.'" We are redeemed by the mercy of God. then he has need to pray, "Lord, give me grace to use it for Your Glory." All his experiences are vividly present to him still; and whenever we go to him, pleading for mercy or help, he instantly knows just how much and where we need it, and immediately his intercessions obtain for us, and his hands bestow, the exact form of either we may require. We sometimes hear persons commended for preaching well, but if any shall be enabled to pray well, there will be an equal gift and a higher grace in it. Christian! What grace, what kindness, what patience, what compassion, what mercy, what love, what power, what authority,d oes this Almighty Sovereign display! No circumstance is too trifling; no petitioner too insignificant; no case too hard; no difficulty too great; no seeker too importunate; no beggar too ragged; no bankrupt too penniless; no debtor too insolvent; for Him not to notice and not to relieve. The rulers do not really know that this is the Christ, do they? God's grace was sufficient and he went thru the flames in a manner that glorified His Father. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it. At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, Choose Book of Bible to StudyGenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SolomonIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Search Wikipedia using spiritual discretion, Wiersbe, W: Bible Exposition Commentary. Oh that you, seeing grace is thus enthroned, would come and receive it. On the throne of grace sovereignty has placed itself under bonds of love. Come, let us go to it. He is both the omnipotent God and our merciful Saviour. Just now I implore a renewal of those prayers with increased earnestness, for a revival of religion is greatly needed; and it would be a sure evidence of its speedy coming, if believers united in prayer for it. 13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. We are not to cower anxiously before His magnificent presence. Oh, is not this the very throne we need? Wiersbe makes the point that "When you find yourself in the furnace, go to the throne of grace and receive from the Lord all the grace you need to endure (Heb. Then do You cheer my solitude 11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. Once a year the high priest carried the blood of propitiation through the blue veil of separation, and sprinkled it upon the mercy seat; and in this significant and solemn act he typified the entrance of our blessed Lord into the immediate presence of God, bearing the marks and emblems of his atoning death, and taking up his position there as our Mediator and Intercessor, in whom we are represented, and for whose sake we are accepted and beloved. That is one of the reasons our prayer meetings are not more effective. The hour of prayer? That there is a throne of grace, i.e. Truly, when we attempt to pray, we may hear the voice saying out of the excellent glory: “Bow the knee.” From all the spirits that behold the face of our Father who is in heaven, even now, I hear a voice which saith, “Oh, come let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Victor). For sixteen centuries this system had prevailed, relying around it the deepest and most sacred emotions; and, like ivy, entwining itself around the oak of the national life. The word boetheia [word study] is properly rendered assistance, help, or support; but it is an assistance in consequence of the earnest cry of the person in distress, for the word signifies to run at the cry. The mercy seat is a throne, and we must not forget this. All rights reserved, Hebrews 10:19, 20, 21, 22, 23; 13:6; Romans 8:15, 16, 17; Ephesians 2:18; 3:12, Hebrews 9:5; Exodus 25:17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22; Leviticus 16:2; 1Chronicles 28:11, Isaiah 27:11; 55:6,7; Matthew 7:7, 8, 9, 10, 11; 2 Corinthians 12:8, 9, 10; Philippians 4:6,7; 1Peter 2:10. Hebrews 4:1-11 The rest of Christians to be attained by faith. TOUCHED WITH THE FEELING OF OUR INFIRMITIES. then it is a time of need. Hus is quoted as saying “If I can’t withstand the fire of a candle, how the stake?” But the next day Hus not only bore the flames, he died singing. Let us not be straitened in our own bowels, since we are not straitened in our God. I stand before Him in my filth, in my weakness, with conscience gnawing at me in the sense of many infirmities, many a sin and shortcoming and omission, and on the throne, if I may so say, is a shoot of tender love from God’s heart to me, and I get for all my weakness and sin pity and pardon, and find mercy of the Lord in that day. The ‘throne’ gives us all ideas of majesty, sovereignty, dominion, infinitude, greatness. An absolute God, infinitely holy and just, could not in consistency with his divine nature answer any prayer from such a sinner as I am, were it not that he has arranged a plan by which my prayer comes up no longer to a throne of absolute justice, but to a throne which is also the mercy-seat, the propitiation, the place where God meets sinners, through Jesus Christ. A believer can come with boldness (same word as "confidence") to the throne of grace (He 4:16) with openness and freedom and not be afraid. When Moses turned to look more closely, God said to him, "Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground" (Exodus 3:5). Help to live and to die. Vine " (parrhesia) primarily means liberty of speaking boldly, but has the general meaning of confidence. Victor), Wuest says parrhesia is "freedom in speaking, unreservedness in speech, free and fearless confidence, cheerful courage, boldness, assurance… free and bold speaking; speaking out every word. Sitting on His throne of grace… His all-seeing eye views all, His almighty hand grasps all, and His loving heart embraces all whom the Father chose—whom He himself redeemed by His blood—and whom the blessed Spirit has quickened into life by His invincible power. He walked around the bed to Scott’s side. He repeats his plea in Ps 70:5: "I am poor and needy; make haste to me, O God! He was saying to God: "Help me!" It is enthroned in power. Hebrews 4:16 (note) - Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. His hatred to the one is measured by his cross; his love to the other is infinite as his nature. For this cause at this hour grace sits on a throne, because it has conquered human sin, has borne the penalty of human guilt, and overthrown all its enemies. Hebrews 10:22 (note) - let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. But my text says the throne of grace is the throne of God. Grace is shown to the undeserving, while mercy is compassion to the miserable. But Christ’s priesthood is confirmed with an oath straight from God that can never be broken (Heb. We need mercy for the forgiveness of our sins and grace with which to meet and overcome our trials and He gives us the grace we need to face testing and temptation. It brings you into the nearest and most intimate communion with your God you can have upon earth. Wuest writes that eleos is "God’s “kindness and goodwill toward the miserable and afflicted, joined with a desire to relieve them” (Vincent). Take your trial, whatever it be, simply to God. And of what was that blue veil the emblem, save of those heavenly curtains, the work of God's fingers, which hang between our mortal vision and the marvels of his presence chamber? God is never late. Or consider the movies you've seen of egocentric, self-consumed tyrants like Henry the VIII of England, where not only did the servants not speak before this king, neither did high officials unless beckoned by him to do so. Nor yet do we see the angels with their vengeful swords come forth to smite the foes of God; not yet are the great doors of the pit opened to swallow up the enemies who would not have the Son of God to reign over them. New International Dictionary of NT Theology. 17 I said in my heart, p "God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, For there is a time there for every 3 purpose and for every work." Hebrews 4:16 Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need (NASB: Lockman). Openness of speech in Christianity evolved to mean confidence before man and before God, in God's case this openness made possible because He graciously accepts those who come to Him through His Son, the Great High Priest. If it is a time of need, then we see clearly from this verse that it is a time when we are permitted and encouraged to pray. You can approach His throne with boldness and claim His grace and mercy in your time of need. The throne of glory — flashing and dazzling, coruscating and blinding, glittering and shimmering — ready to smite the diseased eye. Young's Literal: Let us therefore draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16. Never mind; you are not come to the throne of justice, else when God perceived the fault in the prayer he would spurn it,—your broken words, your gaspings, and stammerings are before a throne of grace. He delights in your confidence, and will honor the soul that thus honors Him. Here's a good lesson for us. The source of your help and your strength will determine whether you experience victory or defeat. He examines the motives of our mind. Is it a time of temporal distress with you? Before we are overwhelmed by the temptation; when we most need it, in temptations and persecutions; such as is suitable to the time, persons, and end designed (Ps 104:27). John MacDuff in The Pathway of Promise - Prayer… Hebrews 4:16. But I have not to call you this morning to the place from whence the resurrection-trumpet shall ring out so shrill and clear. He does not belong to their line at all, but to an older, more venerable, and grander one; of which that mysterious personage was the founder, to whom Abraham, the father of Israel, gave tithes and homage. Sometimes it looks like God waits until the last minute to send help, but that is only from our human point of view. David, when he was sinking, said, "I … will magnify Him with thanksgiving" (Ps 69:30).". We can enter the presence of God with confidence because Jesus has opened the way for us through His death on the cross. All rights reserved). O what crowds of pitiable objects surround His throne—and all needing … a look from His eye, a word from His lips, a smile from His face, a touch from His hand! But this does not exhaust his greatness. And then if we take the more prosaic notion — which perhaps is the safer one — and think that the metaphor is not that grace is queen and sovereign, but only that the throne is based and established, as it were, in grace, out of which this undeserved love flows in broad, full streams. To come before a throne how unfit we are—we, that are all defiled with sin within and without! and how very easy it is to tell out the whole heart. must hold fast our profession, and come boldly unto. 5. True prayer is not a mere mental exercise, nor a vocal performance, but it is deeper far than that—it is spiritual commerce with the Creator of heaven and earth. When we approach the Lord in prayer, Mercy… grace - Adam Clarke observes that "Mercy refers to the pardon of sin, and being brought into the favor of God. John Newton's words in his hymn Come, My Soul, Thy Suit Prepare are apropos…. if you would have strength for duty--patience for trial, and deliverance out of trouble--if you would have that inward peace which the world can neither give nor take away--if you would tread the Pathway of Promise cheerfully and hopefully, you must give yourself unto prayer. The citizen has the right to express his opinions freely in the marketplace. He is never in a hurry, but once He starts to work, watch out! "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us … " (Titus 3:5-note). But here we learn that Jesus Christ is the perfect answer to these instinctive cravings which blindly pointed to him in all ages of human and Hebrew history. That cannot be: it is impossible. My text tells us, not the temporal blessings, not the answers to foolish desires, not the taking away of thorns in the flesh, but mercy and grace to help — inward and spiritual blessings. This will not make it sweeter, or more easy to be borne. Our confidence is founded on what Christ has already done on our account. He'll listen, and He'll understand. Suppose I come loaded with sorrow; there is One there who knows all the sorrows to which humanity can be subjected. Whatever it is that sends you to prayer, count it one of your choice blessings. Surely this ought to induce many to pray who have not prayed, and should make us who have been long accustomed to use the consecrated art of prayer, to draw near with greater boldness than ever to the throne of grace. We need to replace irrational fears with healthy ones. Is it a time of adversity? Nothing, however, could compensate for that fatal lack. My shield (Lxx = boetheia) is with God, Who saves the upright in heart." Repair with every difficulty to Divine wisdom, and seek the supply of every want out of the Divine resources. Jesus, the Son of God, has experienced all of our struggles, temptations, and sufferings. Hebrews 4:14–16 is among the most often-quoted passages in the Bible. Come, then, ye who are poor as poverty itself; come ye that have no merits and are destitute of virtues, come ye that are reduced to a beggarly bankruptcy by Adam’s fall and by your own transgressions; this is not the throne of majesty which supports itself by the taxation of its subjects, but a throne which glorifies itself by streaming forth like a fountain with floods of good things. Shall we imagine either that he cannot, or will not, keep his promise? He is the most Holy of all kings. And shall we come there with stunted requests, and narrow and contracted faith? Draw near (4334) (proserchomai from prós = facing + erchomai = come) means to come facing toward. He hath declared that all his promises are yea and amen in Christ Jesus; but, for our consolation when we survey God under the high and terrible aspect of a sovereign, we have this to reflect on, that he is under covenant bonds of promise to be faithful to the souls that seek him. The Promise of RestTherefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, # Cor. So Cicero defines it, the sorrow arising from the wretchedness of another suffering wrongfully. And, marvelous though it be, yet our High Priest was tempted in all these points, in body, soul, and spirit; though there was no faltering in his holy resolution, no vacillation or shadow of turning, no desire to yield. Grace does not veil itself from the people. The idea is to show kindness or concern for someone in serious need or to give help to the wretched, to relieve the miserable. We need no human priests. Hebrews 4:16 NKJV - Let us therefore come boldly to the - Bible Gateway. In prayer we stand where angels bow with veiled faces; there, even there, the cherubim and seraphim adore, before that selfsame throne to which our prayers ascend. Parrhesia in some contexts conveyed the sense of courage, confidence (Acts 4:13, 1Jn 3:21) or boldness (Ep 6:19, "fearlessly" in Ep 6:19NIV-note). 5:4); Heb. Better things than that of Abel doth it ask for, and its cry is heard. In Psalm 7:10, the Septuagint uses boetheia to translate the Hebrew word "shield", David testifying that. Mercy is God’s solution to man’s misery. Hebrews 4:16 IN the context are three great exhortations which bear a very remarkable and distinct relation to each other: ‘Let us labour to enter into rest’; ‘Let us hold fast our profession’; Let us come boldly to the throne of grace. In an extended sense parrhesia can mean confidence and joyfulness. A Priest of priests, able to sacrifice, not only for the people, but for all the priests of his house; and alone responsible for the rites of the great day of Atonement, when every other priest was banished from the precincts of the Temple, while the high priest, clad in simple white, made an atonement for the sins of himself, his family, and his people. Seen through Him the throne is white with tenderness; flowing through Him from the throne proceeds the river of the water of life, and so, in both ways, the throne of grace is such by reason of the priesthood of Christ. John 7:26 "Look, He is speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to Him. "It shall come to pass," says the Lord, "that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear." He hates the sin, but loves the sinner. The next time God gives you a delay, encourage yourself by remembering that He never stops working for you, and He knows when and how to help you. We've seen that phrase before. Comment: One source says that “Public” was considered anything in the presence of ten Israelites. We might well have trembled if we had been bidden to come to a throne of justice; we might have been afraid to come to a throne of power alone; but we need not hesitate to come to the throne of grace, where God sits on purpose to dispense grace. Lev 26:13 [where "erect" is translated with parrhesia], LXX; Acts 4:29; 2Cor 7:4) and to God (e.g. That can happen when we're reluctant to tell God how we're really feeling. He asked the pilot if he ever encountered problems taking off and landing a small craft at an airport that was dominated by so many large jets. Greeks used parrhesia of those with the right to speak openly in the assembly. (Spicq, C., & Ernest, J. D. Theological Lexicon of the New Testament 3:57. This one sacrifice He perpetually pleads before the throne, and our prayers therefore ascend to God with the merit of Christ’s atoning blood giving them acceptance with His Father. There is not a moment, but, if he knows his real state, he is in need of something. Come, then, why should we hesitate, why should we delay our approach to His throne of mercy? - Hebrews 4:16a. Hebrews 4:16 Treasury of Scripture Knowing, My God My Father (Easter Reflections - (6). That we must come up, to this throne; and this implies faith in the efficacy of the sacrifice. (Ps 10:1). The psalmist thought of God as a real personage, truly working for His afflicted." It is all of…. If it be a throne of grace, then all the wants of those who come to it will be supplied. But it is not a throne of justice I say again, and here is the hope for our lame, limping supplications. Standing where Satan’s seat is, in the midst of ten thousand idols, I beseech those who worship God in the spirit to wrestle in prayer for times of refreshing, that all lands may know that Jesus Christ is Lord. We are not to cry to-day to be helped to-morrow, or at some indefinite time, or at the hour of death. The mercy-seat is a throne, and we must not forget this. ", Christian! Our assurance rests on His victory cry... it is finished, for we are accepted by God, in the Beloved, through time and into eternity - accepted through the merit of God's only begotten Son. by | Nov 19, 2020 | UpKidz | Nov 19, 2020 | UpKidz If a person should ask for audience with royalty, and then should say, “I scarce know why I have come, I do not know that I have anything very particular to ask; I have no very urgent suit to press;” would he not be guilty both of folly and baseness? Now, first, here is a very remarkable and beautiful expression — ‘the throne of grace.’ Grace, of course, as I do not need to explain, is the New Testament word for the undeserved favour and loving regard of God to man considered as weak, sinful, and unworthy; it is love which has its own motive, apart from any regard to worthiness in the object upon which it falls. Psalm 38:21 Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, do not be far from me! God is a Spirit unseen of mortal eye, and only to be perceived by the inner man; our spirit within us, begotten by the Holy Ghost at our regeneration, discerns the Great Spirit, communes with him, prefers to him its requests, and receives from him answers of peace. Do I fear that God himself has forsaken me? Let’s take a close look at this precious verse. It is opposed, as here, to aschunomai to be ashamed, in Pr. Hebrews 4:16 Parallel. Moreover, it is clear from the connection of our text, that the interposition of the Lord Jesus Christ is essential to acceptable prayer. Zondervan), One needs to distinguish between grace and mercy. 4.3) is sometimes contrasted with timidity or self-consciousness, sometimes with flattery (Dio Chrysostom 32.26–27). Parrhesia - 31x in 31v - NAS = boldness(4), boldness in… speech(1), confidence(13), confidently(1), openly(2), openness(1), plainly(5), public(1), publicly(3). Is it a time of sickness? People who are afraid to go to God have a similar problem. It was well said that if integrity were banished from the hearts of all mankind besides, it ought still to dwell in the hearts of kings. He has been merciful to me. Proverbs 1:20 (NAS) Wisdom shouts in the street, She lifts her voice in the square; Proverbs 1:20 (Lxx translation) Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly. Now, let us continue in prayer, yea, let us gather strength in intercession, and the more we succeed, the more earnest let us be to succeed yet more and more. Take your temporal cares and necessities to the Lord, for He who is the God of grace is also the God of providence. Comment: Here the idea of parrhesia is openly, without figurative language so that it could not be misunderstood. Lastly, our text, if rightly read, has in it SOVEREIGNTY RESPLENDENT IN GLORY,—THE GLORY OF GRACE. hebrews 4:16 nkjv. We reply, well, grace has a throne by conquest. The love of God is my pillow, I am a man of unclean lips and heart; I dare not face him before whom angels veil their faces; the fire of his awful purity will leap out on me, shriveling and consuming. Mt 4:3, 11; 5:1; 8:2, 5, 19, 25; 9:14, 20, 28; 13:10, 27, 36; 14:12, 15; 15:1, 12, 23, 30; 16:1; 17:7, 14, 19, 24; 18:1, 21; 19:3, 16; 20:20; 21:14, 23, 28, 30; 22:23; 24:1, 3; 25:20, 22, 24; 26:7, 17, 49f, 60, 69, 73; 27:58; 28:2, 9, 18; Mk 1:31; 6:35; 10:2; 12:28; 14:45; Lk 7:14; 8:24, 44; 9:12, 42; 10:34; 13:31; 20:27; 23:36, 52; Jn 12:21; Acts 7:31; 8:29; 9:1; 10:28; 12:13; 18:2; 22:26, 27; 23:14; 28:9; 1Ti 6:3; Heb 4:16; 7:25; 10:1, 22; 11:6; 12:18, 22; 1Pe 2:4. "Blessed is the tranquil hour of morn, It is for those who are in need- upon whom all other doors are closed, with whom all other resources have failed, who have nowhere else to look, nowhere else to fly. 9, 2). is any hour so sweet, Suppose I come to the throne of grace with the burden of my sins; there is one on the throne who felt the burden of sin in ages long gone by, and has not forgotten its weight. [Heb 4:16 NKJV] Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. If prayer should always be regarded by us as an entrance into the courts of the royalty of heaven; if we are to behave ourselves as courtiers should in the presence of an illustrious majesty, then we are not at a loss to know the right spirit in which to pray. Each Of these is met at the throne. Submit to His timetable and His care." 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