Friday, February 27, 2026
In him we have boldness and confident access through faith in him. Ephesians 3:12
Special Access
It is hard to get an audience with powerful and important people. They often do not have time and will not make time for anyone they consider unimportant and insignificant. As believers, we have the privilege of having an audience with the most important and powerful person of all time – God.
Paul is speaking to the Jewish and Gentile believers in the church in Ephesus reminding them of some important things. He has been reminding the Gentile believers that they now have the same identity in Christ and inheritance as the Jewish believers. Beyond that he also has been reminding them of the many other amazing benefits and gifts that come from being a child of God. One of those amazing gifts is that we have constant and instant access to God.
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16
The "access" we have is like the access only given to the high priest to enter into the holy of holies in the temple. No one else would be allowed to enter into the presence of God. The high priest would have to enter once a year on behalf of the people asking for atonement for their sins. But because of Jesus and his atonement for our sins on the cross we have boldness to enter into the holiest of all. We have the confidence of being welcomed, accepted, and cherished in the very presence of the King of Kings. We have the comfort of knowing we can go directly to him for mercy, grace, and help in our time of need, and especially in our times of failure.
As his children we can approach God freely, any time we want to. We can go to him without fear because of our faith in Jesus. He loves us and wants us to come to him. This freedom we have with the God of the universe gives us boldness and confidence in our relationship with him – always careful to maintain the holiest and most reverent attitude towards him. We have a heavenly Father who is always approachable. He always wants us to come to him with our hurts, needs, desires, and dreams.
Have you realized the precious gift you have of face to face time with God? You have been granted all access through the shed blood of Jesus. Don’t hesitate to get before your heavenly Father today.
