How is getting close to God different from heading to the principal's office?
Read Hebrews 10:19-22
If the principal were your good friend you'd have a radical change of attitude about your invitation to the school office. You might need a blimpful of imagination to picutre this one, but try. Your principal-emphasis on the pal is an incredible teacher, counselor, enforcer, and friend rollled into one. Whatever the problem-homework, relationships, the school bully, loneliness, he gets you through.
If the principal (BIG IF) was your best friend, instead of the the person you fear, you would run to the principal office instead of running away. This same radical change happens between you and God when the wall of sin and separation crumbles. You go to God's presence without fear because Jesus won you total friendship with God.
Before becoming a Christian, we rebel, hate rules, make excuses for sin, and fear death and hell - the ultimate dentention. After accepting Jesus as Savior and Lord, we learn friendship, trust, forgiveness, and openness to correction. We look forward to eternity in heaven with God, our best friend.
Dont be afraid to go to God. His door is always open, Jesus flung it open with his blood.
We have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus...Hebrews 10:19
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Yeah it's kind of hard to imagine having a close relationship with the principal, but I understand how if we knew them well, we wouldn't be quite as reluctant to see them. So many people I know don't have a close bond with God which ends with them choosing the wrong and dangerous path, a path that God wouldn't approve of. If they had God to lean on, someone to help them through what troubles they encounter in this precious life of theirs, then maybe their lives wouldn't be in a massive swirl of uncontrollable chaos that they're in now. We all need to build a close bond with God and follow in his ways. We all need someone to put our total faith in. We all need God.
this article spoke so much sense to me! im having a difficult time right now not creating time to talk to God...at all. my heart is changing and i dont want it to take over who i have become! Christ truly is our bestfriend, we should release every bit of what we are going through to him because honestly he's the only one who has the power to help!
i also found it so true where it said we make excuses for sin but i find that as a christian i still continue to do that. This shows me that I need to walk the straight path to him and know that he will bring me what my heart desires!
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