Access To The King!
"Then the king said to the wise men who understood
the times… those closest to him… who had access
to the king’s
presence."
Esther 1: 13-14
Comedian Jordan Peele and his new wife, Chelsea, arrived at
LAX
to fly from Los Angeles to London for their honeymoon. But the
TSA
denied Jordan access to the flight. They said his passport was
too
damaged.
Apparently it had water damage, some bad rips, unofficial
markings,
or torn-out pages. Chelsea boarded the flight without him, and
Peele
apparently booked a later flight—after getting a new
passport.
How awful to be denied access!
God’s children are never barred from His Throne of
Grace.
We’re like the wise men in the days of Ahasuerus, who
always
had access to the king’s presence. Romans 5:2 says we
have
“access by faith into this grace in which we
stand.”
Ephesians 2:18 says, “For through Him we both have
access
by one Spirit to the Father.” And Ephesians 3:12 says, “In
whom
we have boldness and access with confidence through faith
in
Him.”
Don’t underestimate the privilege
of having access to the King!
Having this High Priest and having this one blessed
and unfailing means of access, “let us draw near
with a true heart, in full assurance of
faith.”
Frances Ridley Havergal
