Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. (Hebrews 7:25 NKJV)
There seems to be some divine law, for the spiritual explorer that attracts him to the divine nature. We draw near because we are drawn. As the sun is ever exerting a drawing power on each planet and each particle of stardust in the solar system, so God is ever attracting us to Himself. To all eternity we shall be ever drawing nearer to Him, though there will always be an infinite distance to travel. When Jesus was lifted up on the cross He began to draw all men unto Himself, and that magnetic attraction has continued through the centuries.
There is no reason for us to be afraid of God. He is Love! He is a consuming fire to our sin, but His nature is essentially lovely. Moses was scared when he ascended Sinai, amid the trembling of the mountain and the heavy clouds that enclosed the divine light. But, as we learn from the 12th chapter of this Epistle, when we approach God, we encounter three circles. The innumerable hosts of angels, including the cherubim and seraphim, with their burning love and purity! The Church of the first-born, the purest and noblest of elect spirits! Also, the Spirits of the just made perfect, inclusive of our own beloved ones that have passed over. Surely where these are, we may go without fear. The God in whom they live and move and have their being cannot be other than infinitely beautiful to know and love. Lord, You have been the dwelling-place of all generations, and your secret place shall be our home for ever. "Draw us, and we will run after You!"
Our fears are met by the risen and living Savior. First, He will always live to make intercession for us; but next He will go on sanctifying us lower down, even to the uttermost. To the depths of our nature, He will carry His gracious work. Salvation has three stages. It begins with deliverance from the penalty of the past. Our sins are blotted out. The penalty is remitted or turned to blessings. Then we are saved lower down. The process of purification goes deeper and deeper into our nature. Finally, our body is renewed through the resurrection-grace of Christ. And surely there is a sense in which the grace of Christ will ever sink deeper, giving us a profounder realization and participation in the things that will open before us in eternity. Here we see in a glass darkly, there face to face. Here we know in part, there we shall develop in the knowledge and love of God. Salvation to the uttermost!
PRAYER
I draw near to You, almighty and ever-living God, in the name of Jesus Christ, my high priest and mediator, who has passed into the heavens, where He ever lives to make intercession for sinners. Forgive and accept me for His sake. AMEN.
God's Daily Promise
My love will persevere through every situation.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (WEB)
4 Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, 5 doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; 6 doesn’t rejoice in unrig
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