Draw near

Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, and having a High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water." - Hebrews 10:19-22

Draw near to God. What an incredible thought. We are sinners. God is perfect and righteous and holy. We are defiled by sin. God is pure. We are flawed by sin. God is perfect in holiness.

How could we possibly hope to draw near to Him?

And even more amazing; how can we do it with boldness and confidence?

We can do it only by the blood of Jesus because His blood has sprinkled our hearts from an evil conscience and our bodies with pure water. We can do so because we are well and truly 100% redeemed by the blood of Christ.

We draw near because we have Jesus, as our High Priest interceding for us. And we can have the full assurance of faith that He alone is the one who allows us to draw near to our heavenly Father. In Christ we are clean. In Christ we are pure. In Christ alone we are made holy and righteous and perfect.

So in times of trouble let us draw near to Him through the blood of Christ and find out rest and peace and comfort there.