Studying God’s Word ping
Jesus lived, died, rose again, and is seated at the Father’s right hand. What a Savior!
Just read today on this subject? When we gE saved, we are “reconciled to God” meaning that we now stand unblemished before him through Christ.
We sometimes feel as though we need to “earn peace with God” by doing Good, or confessing during prayer (we should confess, but it doesn’t “make us closer” to God so,that he can then ctrl bless us or hear us “better”)
But the fantastic fsct is that we ARE at peace with God, not because of anything we do or did, but because of the fsct hat christ died to make it possible.
Going to God and “feeling like we aren’t good enough for him to hear us or bless us” is infact sin because we reduce our relationship with God to our works of merit. We must understand that we stand in God’s presence “at peace with God” —despite— out failures.
With his knowledge, we can more confidently go to God in prayer, knowing that he hears us, and ask him for themdeep,desire to obey him because we love him, and not because we want something from him or want to “be taken more seriosuly” or whatever.
Christ makes it all possible! We ARE at peace with God, even when we don’t feel like it! Let us learn to live that fact, and ask his help,in our struggle agaisnt sin for his honor and glory- and ask confidently knowing that he hears us- that is the key to faith- knowing that he hears us because we are at peace with him now through Christ.