God Invites Holy Boldness as we Approach Him

Christ Triumphant - A Devotional by E.G. White

God Invites Holy Boldness as we Approach Him

Today's Text: And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. Exodus 33:18

The Message:      All who have responsible positions must realize that they must first have power with God, in order that they may have power with the people.... God listens to the appeal of His self-denying workers who labor to advance His cause. He has even condescended to talk face-to-face with feeble mortals. He listens not only with patience but with approval to the importunate prayers of those who really long for His help.      His servant Moses felt his insufficiency for the great work before him and pleaded, with an earnestness that seemed almost presumption, for the presence of God to be with him. But instead of receiving a reproof, the earnest pleader receives the reply "My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest"-an assurance that all his burdens may be rested upon God. But the mind of Moses is so burdened with the tremendous weight of the responsibilities resting upon him that he approaches still nearer to God, and his request is pressed still further. The answer from God is "I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken; for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name."      Encouraged by his success, Moses ventures still further-a holy boldness he possesses, until it reaches a point that is incomprehensible to poor, finite human beings. The servant of God has been, through prayer, approaching nearer and nearer to God, and now [makes] a request such as no mortal human had ever dared to make-"I beseech thee, shew me thy glory." Will God thrust aside His servant now for his apparent presumption? The third time the answer comes, "I will make all my goodness pass before thee." ...      Oh, what condescension on the part of God! That hand that made the worlds takes the mighty man of faith and puts him in a cleft of the rock, that He may show him His glory, and make all His goodness to pass before him....      The most brilliant intellect, the most earnest study, the highest eloquence, can never be substituted for the wisdom and power of God in those who are bearing the responsibilities connected with His cause.... God has made every provision for workers to have the help that He alone can give. If they allow their work to hurry, drive, and confuse, so that they will have no time for devotional thought or for prayer, they will make mistakes. If a standard is not lifted up by Jesus Christ against Satan, he will overcome those who are engaged in the important work for this time.-Manuscript 6, 1879.

Commentary: My friend, those who desire to draw near to God and do so by putting away sin in their lives, God will draw nigh unto them (James 4:8).  The only way that we can draw closer to God is to invite Jesus to come into our lives and give us the power to overcome sin.  As He progresses in the work of sanctifying our hearts and sin is laid aside, we will draw nearer to God and He will draw nearer to us. The one thing that separates us from God is our own iniquity and therefore we must put away sin in our lives that we may be enabled to live in the very presence of God.  This work does not happen in a moment, but is the work of a lifetime. The more that we partake of the righteousness of Christ, the more we will desire of His righteousness.  We will recognize that our righteousness is as filthy rags and we will hunger and thirst after the purity of His character.  If we are to be saved we must lay aside our own righteousness and take upon the righteousness of Christ. The condition of the church in the last days is revealed in the message of the Faithful and True Witness to the church of Laodecia found in Revelation chapter 3.  Their condition is a most wretched condition because they do not recognize their wretchedness.  They have accepted the false doctrine of the trinity which introduces to them another mediator other than Jesus Christ, and as such they do not have the righteousness of the Son of God.  They have a form of godliness in that they believe that they have the righteousness of Christ, but it is a false righteousness because they are denying the One true God of the Bible and His Son. My friend, the only way that we can approach God with holy boldness as did Moses is if we have surrendered our lives fully to God and have His Son living within our hearts.  Only the righteousness of Christ is acceptable to Him.  The god of the trinity is not the One true God of the Bible.  All those who hold to this doctrine of men cannot receive the righteousness of Christ and as such cannot enter into the presence of God. May you look unto the only true mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus, that you may put on His righteousness today. God bless,

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