Hebrews 9:6. "Let us come boldly to the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and grace to help in time of need.
"Throne of grace." It occurs only here in the Bible, yet it is quoted all over the world. We have heard it from childhood.
It has made such an impression on us that we, many times, don't realize the meaning.
"Throne," "Grace," how do we associate these words? Just remember that God does have a throne.
Even though God is everywhere (Om-ni-present).
Jesus "lifted up His eyes towards heaven." This is to remind us that above this sin-cursed earth there is a heaven, where God's throne is established, where God reigns in majesty and glory.
There, not only our deeds are weighed in the balance, but our thoughts and motives.
Earthly governments are weak. They yield to pressure from many quarters. But nothing shall have any effect against the calm Omnipotence of Deity. Pharaoh, king of Egypt, learned that to his sorrow.
The "Throne of Grace" is where guilty sinners can find grace and mercy that they need.
But outstretched wings of the Cherubims were ever present to his faith.
Jeremiah 14. tells the story of a terrible drought and famine.
But Jeremiah refused to hold his peace. In his prayer, Jeremiah used a word found in the Bible only once, "Disgrace." Grace is used many times but disgrace only once.
If God did not deal with souls that sought Him for mercy and grace. His very Glory would be Disgraced.
In the New Testament Grace in on the throne.
That is the joy of the New Testament.
Grace has come—mercy, kindness, and love followed. Until that day men did not know the meaning of Grace.
The work of Grace was revealed at Pentecost.
Signed at that first Resurrection morning.
HAVE YOU RECEIVED YOUR PENTECOSTAL EXPERIENCE?
2 Kings 6. tells the story of a widow woman in grievous trouble.
Her husband had died leaving a large debt, which she could not pay. Her two sons were to be sold as slaves to pay the debt. Then Elisha came and asked her what she had. She only had a small cruse of oil, Elisha commanded her to borrow vessels, many vessels, lots of vessels. He told her to begin pouring the oil from her small cruse. The oil-filled all the vessels she had borrowed, and only after all the vessels were filled did the oil stop. She sold the oil and paid off her debt and had money left to live on.
It pays off our debts.
We have the right to come and ask for grace and mercy.
The means of grace is open to all.
1. A song in our heart.
4. A well-kept meeting place with God.