Holy Boldness

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

March 3, 2026

Holy Boldness

So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God.

There we will receive his mercy,

and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

Hebrews 4:16 

How do we come boldly to the throne of our God? The eucharistic liturgy in my church includes the Lord’s Prayer. In this prayer we boldly pray, ‘Thy kingdom come.”  This very inclusive statement is inviting God’s Kingdom into our world, into our culture, and especially our lives. When I pray for God’s Kingdom to come, I am boldly asking God into my life and for His will to be accomplished in EVERY aspect of my life.

Another example of boldly coming to throne of God is in our asking God to trample down the foes in our life, the persistent sins, the persistent struggles we have in fulfilling our desire to make the life in Christ our way of life. This is another way of saying, “Thy Kingdom come.”

As I spend time reflecting on my spiritual condition, I am certain I will find places where my prayers are timid. Over and against this is the promise of scripture that we will find mercy and grace when we come boldly to God’s throne. I will spend time trying to discern my timidity before God, but I will not dwell there too long. I know the antidote for timidity – a determination to rain on my feelings and come boldly to the throne of my gracious God.

My Takeaway: Is it presumptuous for us to pray in this way. NO!!! Remember, we are a child of the Most High God and the Most High God is for us!

Sē’lah

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

 

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

Copyright © 2026 by Alex M. Knight

 

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