Through Him

 

I know. I know. I posted this out only two months or so ago. But I know so many people stuck in a false idea that they cannot come directly to God in either prayer or in confession. And being stuck like that only weakens their relationship with the God who did all He could do to not only save them from an eternal death, but who also did what He did so He and they could enjoy direct fellowship with Him.

If you are one of those Christians still stuck in that idea, spinning your proverbial wheels to get closer to Christ and unable to do so -- please, look to the word of God, look to His love letters written personally to you. Here is what I posted back in September:
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Majesty. Only His Majesty.

I’m continuing my read through the book of Hebrews and the Lord stopped me at this text in chapter seven: “So much the more also Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant . . . because He continues forever, [and] holds His priesthood permanently. Therefore, He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.” (Hebrews 7:22-25)

I sat there a while, staring at that last verse: “Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.”

And I got it. Jesus, our High Priest, is able to save all those who draw near to the Father THROUGH Him (the Son).

Through HIM.

Not anyone else. Not a priest. Not a saint. Not a pastor. Not a parent. Only through Christ Jesus. No wonder St Paul wrote words that resound through time and eternity:

“See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. For IN HIM all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, and IN HIM you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority; and IN HIM you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ; having been buried WITH HIM in baptism, in which you were also raised up WITH HIM through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together WITH HIM, having forgiven us all our transgressions.” (Colossians 2:8-13) 

No wonder again the writer to the Hebrews ASSURES us: “Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, 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 4:14-16)

Why does the Father assure us we can directly approach Him? Because we come only in Christ, through Christ, with Christ. No one else.

This is the Father’s WILL for us. This is the Father’s PLAN for us.

To believe otherwise, to believe the Father is pleased that His children, adopted by their faith in His Son – to believe He is pleased when we feel as if we should approach Him through any other person, alive or in saintly glory, is to dilute the authority and majesty of our Savior Jesus Christ.

Please. Don’t do that to your heavenly Father. Please. Don’t do that to the Son of God. Please. Don’t do that to the Holy Spirit, whose temple we are (1 Corinthians 6:19). Please. Don’t minimize one iota the glory, the preeminence, the transcendence, the sovereignty of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Our heavenly Father WELCOMES everyone – anyone – who simply comes to Him according to His design and purpose: That being, through the Lord Jesus.

That’s the way God set it up. We don’t need to try to change it. Please. Don’t be taken captive through philosophy and false words.