To the Throne

Simple, child-like faith. A faith that reaches above the din and turmoil of the world, past the doubt and uncertainty of our minds, to the very throne of heaven. That is something I think we all desire, and something we all should possess. But then sometimes we ask ourselves...Can I really do this again? Just depend on something I can't see, hear, touch, taste, smell everyday? And even if I can do it, is He really going to be there just when I need Him? I mean, this is really big...and we sit there and fret and worry-unless, of course, you're a saint. Then there are those imperfect people that decide to take one more leap one more time, in the face of the odds.

There are many instances in the Bible that often encourage us to have this faith, that foster the little bit already in us. For me, it was one involving King Jehoshaphat. This good king had thoughtlessly promised to help King Ahab in battle against the Syrians during a moment of weakness, and even after inquiring of a prophet of the LORD who advised against the war, did not feel as though he could break his promise in favor of the right (how often we are guilty of the same!), and still went. At the request of King Ahab, King Jehoshaphat went out arrayed as a king, little knowing what would happen.

"Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel. And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and GOD moved them [to depart] from him." 2 Chronicles 18:30-31 (emphasis added). I don't imagine it was very easy for the king to do so without a little fear; but he did it, because he had faith that enabled him to look past all those soldiers coming at him, past the impending doom, and straight to his Helper. And, you know, GOD honored such faith! GOD honored such faith, such a plea for help, even though Jehoshaphat was responsible for getting himself into that strait in the first place. This fact should be an even greater means of bolstering our faith-GOD is there, just when we need Him, even when we've landed ourselves in the gutter because of our own weakness.

So, with such things in mind, let us stop looking at all the perplexities around us, all the natural circumstances of life, and "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:16.

Blessings,

Adelaide