Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace

Hebrews 4:14-16(NKJV)

14Seeing 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. 

15For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. 

16Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

I have to constantly remind my self of this one.  It's counter intuitive, at least for me.  The idea that we can boldly approach God just seems a bit strange to me.  I mean come on, we're talking about the Almighty God here. 

But then if I refer to my main paradigm of God the Father it makes sense.  As a parent I don't want my kids cowering from me.  I want them to approach life confidently and as part of that I expect them to interact with me with confidence.  So why should I expect that God would want me to approach Him any differently? 

So as we approach God in our daily prayer life, let's do it with a renewed confidence!