Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is …Â Access.
Access – “the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; the state or quality of being approachable” (dictionary.com).
“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.” (Hebrews 4:16, NASB)
We have been given access to the very ear of our God, who attentively and faithfully, hears our cries for help. In the back of my Bible, I have written this quote which has often brought such assurance:
“Speak to Him, thou, for He hears, and Spirit with spirit can meet.
Closer is He than breathing, and nearer than hands and feet.”
(Alfred Lord Tennyson)
We have been given access to the very throne of grace because our God is approachable. He longs for us to come to Him for it is there we receive mercy and find grace in our times of need.
Come to His throne.
Speak to Him and find grace,
for we have been given access to our approachable God.
I saw God fishing at the river,
reeling in another soul,
and since I am at heart believer,
I thought that I might be so bold
as to walk on up and ask
if He might just spare some time
to give me some help in the task
of my writing this here rhyme.
“Well,” He said, “I’m not a writer,
I employ them, plain to see,
but maybe I can help make brighter
what you want to say ’bout Me,
like ‘…our Lord God, The Great I Am
has the moves of Jackie Chan.’ “
Love this! 😀
Our access to our Creator is truly amazing isn’t it?
FMF #5
We took a similar theme today! It is amazing to think that we have access to go into God’s presence!
I wrote that he has access to our story, but you are so correct….we have access to him as well. Well said. Deirdre FMF#7
I just read your post, Deidre, and so appreciated your thoughts.
Giving thanks that God is approachable, Joanne, and has given us access through His wonderful Son.
Great post, Joanne! I love it!
too often we fail to see just what we have access too. FMF13
This is such a beautiful reminder of what our God has done for us. So grateful. Thanks for sharing. Kath, visiting from FMF #18 this week.
An amazing truth so beautifully stated.
Thanks for sharing, Joanne.
Having direct access to the throne of Grace is a privilege I never want to take for granted! Thanks for this, Joanne.
Is it not truly marvelous that created beings have access to the heart and mind of the Creator?