We should always keep our eyes in continual fellowship with the Lord Jesus Christ our compassionate great High Priest. The Scripture says, “Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. The Scripture goes on the say that we have a High Priest who can sympathize with our weaknesses, but without sin. And He is a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek” (Hebrews 4:14-16 & 5:5-6).
When the Lord Jesus died on the cross Mark 15: 37-38 says, “And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last. Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.” Thus, due to this veil in the temple been torn we now have Direct Access to God’s Throne of Grace.
Furthermore, the Scripture says, “The veil of the temple was torn from top to bottom” (Mark 15:38). This happened when the Lord Jesus died on the cross of Calvary, at that very moment God’s heavenly door to the Throne of God’s Grace was open for humanity to enter. Hebrews 4:16 days, “Let us there come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
What does the Bible say about who God is?
The Bible says that the one true God is the sovereign, self-existent Creator of the universe (Isaiah 42:5: Ephesians 1:11). He is spirit (John 4:24), He is eternal (Psalm 90:12), and He is personal (Deuteronomy 34:10). The one true God possesses all knowledge. (Isaiah 46:10) and all power (Matthew 19:26)
I John 4:8 says, “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 1:1, 14 says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”
The New Testament teaches that Jesus claimed to be God. The Bible also affirms the deity of Christ. First, Jesus claimed to be equal with God. He could forgive sin, something only God could do (Mark 2:5).
Jesus claimed many divine titles such as Son of God (Matthew 16:15-17) and (Luke 22:70).
Scripture Verses About the Throne of God for Meditation
“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16).
“Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the place of My rest? (Isaiah 66:1).
“But I say to you, do not swear at all; neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne” (Matthew 5:34).
“Then Micaiah said, ‘Therefore, hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right hand and His left’” (2 Chronicles 18:18).
“The LORD is in His holy temple the LORD’s throne is in heaven; His eyelids test the Sons of men” (Psalm 11:4).
“In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up and the train of His robe filled the temple” (Isaiah 6:1).
“Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the Throne of the Majesty in the heavens. Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 8:1; 12:2).
“For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly” (Psalm 84:11).
“God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth” (John 4:24).
“And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb” (Revelation 22:1).
“For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us” (Hebrews 9:24).
“The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules overall” (Psalm 103:19).
“God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne” (Psalm 47:8).
“Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; mercy and truth go before Your face” (Psalm 89:14).
“But the LORD shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment. He shall judge the world in righteousness, and he shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness” (Psalm 9:7-8).
God’s Amazing Grace
“And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace” (John 1:16).
“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died
for us” (Romans 5:8).
“Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus” (Romans 3:24).
“For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works” (Titus 2:11-14).
“And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is make perfect in weakness’” (2 Corinthians 12:9).
“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9).
“But He gives more grace, therefore He says: God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6).
“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16).
“But as it is written: ‘Eye has not seen, nor ears heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love him’” (1 Corinthians 2:9).
“And Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst’” (John 6:35).
“And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You” (Psalm 9:10).
“The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart and saves such as have a contrite spirit” (Psalm 34:18, 22).
“Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be haled; save me, and I shall be saved, for You are my praise” (Jeremiah 17:14).
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened” (Matthew 7:7-8).
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6).
“He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who love Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself in him” (John 14:21).
“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Corinthians 5:21).
“For the LORD, your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you” (Deuteronomy 20:4).
“Blessed is he who considers the poor; the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive and he will be blessed on the earth; You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies. The LORD will strengthen him on his bed of illness; You will sustain him on his sickbed” (Psalm 41:1-3).
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek” (Roman 1:16).
“My brethren count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive that crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him” (James 1:2-3, 12).
“He will swallow up death forever, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all God faces; the rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; for the LORD has spoken” (Isaiah 25:8).
Apostle Paul says, “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace, toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me” (1 Corinthians 15:10).
May God Bless you in 2021 and beyond.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, You have given us the wonder of time, blessings in days and nights, seasons and years. Bless your servants in this new year and fill our months ahead with the hope that is ours in the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. For You are our LORD God, living and reigning, forever and ever. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.
Scripture Verses are taken from the New King James Version of the Holy Bible.
By
Constance A. Burns, NAAV Contributor for Moments of Meditation and Scriptural Readings; email: cburns@naavets.org.