On being bold...

Luke 11

8I tell you, though he will not get up

and give him the bread because he is his friend,

yet because of the man's boldness

he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
9"So I say to you:

Ask and it will be given to you;

seek and you will find;

knock and the door will be opened to you.

10For everyone who asks receives;

he who seeks finds;

and to him who knocks,

the door will be opened."

Hebrews 4

16 Let us therefore come boldly to
the throne of grace,

that we may obtain mercy

and find grace to help in time of need.

God wants us to be bold, to stand before him with courage and confidence in our relationship with him. I used to be very afraid and hesitant to ask for anything from anyone. Truth is though that being afraid gets you no where, especially in our relationship with God. I do not fear God like I used to. I do however, hold great reverence to his unlimited power, love, and wisdom. Without him I am lost and the only way to find my way is to go boldly before Him and to ask, and seek, and knock... He wants us to need him and he wants us to stand boldly before him so that our relationship with Him is of real substance and all that we bring before him is sincere and open and honest. It is then that he can do his best work in us and it is then that he can help us when we are most in need.