How Do We Come Forward in Hebrews 4:16?

     I like the word come in the Bible.  It’s the Just as I am, I come sort of come.  Not waiting, not until—just come!  Did you know that the phrase come forward is used three times in Hebrews?

Let us therefore come forward with boldness to the throne of grace that we may receive mercy and find grace for timely help.  Hebrews 4:16

Hence also He is able to save to the uttermost those who come forward to God through Him, since He lives always to intercede for them.   Hebrews 7:25

Let us come forward to the Holy of Holies with a true heart in full assurance of faith,... Hebrews 10:22

   In these Life-Study messages Witness Lee contrasts coming forward to shrinking back in Hebrews 10:39.   And if you think about it, we’re really doing one or the other all the time.  God’s enemy Satan will do anything to keep us from coming forward.  It’s such a fight sometimes!  Our Redeemer knows sometimes we get clobbered by the enemy. And that's the time we need to come forward.  My heart was soothed by these words in chapter 27 on pages 301-302:

My husband and I watching a sunset.

We simply need to come forward, open up, and receive mercy and find grace for timely help.  Every day the help which comes from this grace is very timely; it is always new and exactly fits our situation and need.  The real Christian life according to Hebrews is a life which not only comes forward to the throne of grace but which also abides in the Holy of Holies in front of the throne, continually receiving mercy and finding grace. This is the life we need today…..God’s mercy and grace are always available to us. However, we need to receive and find them by exercising our spirit to come forward to the throne of grace and touch our High Priest who sympathizes with us in all our weaknesses (Lee. Witness. Life-Study of Hebrews. Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry, 1975, Print).

   This makes me think of the Lord's word in Revelation 22:17--the word come is mentioned three times in this verse!   And the Spirit and the bride say, Come! and let him who hears say, Come! And let him who is thirsty come; let him who wills take the water of life freely. Just come as you are, and tell the Lord everything on your heart.  I know from many years of experience that God will give me the mercy and grace that I need. All I need to do is come.

You can  also listen to live excerpts from these messages on Hebrews on The Life-Study of the Bible with Witness Lee.  You will enjoy listening to both  the excerpts  from these spoken messages and the helpful and enlightening commentary of the radio hosts.

Other Posts on the Life-Study of Hebrews You Can Check Out:

Why is the Background of the Book of Hebrews Important?
What Does God's Speaking Shows us In Hebrews 1:1-2?
What Does Hebrews 2:10 Say About Christ?
How Does the Lord Sanctify Us In Hebrews 2:11?
The High Priest in Hebrews 2:17 Makes Me Think of the Poem Footprints
Why is the Sabbath Rest Mentioned in Hebrews 4:9?
Why Unbelief in Hebrews 3:12 is the Biggest Offense to God
How Do We Come Forward in Hebrews 4:16?
What Hebrews 6:1 Says About Christian Maturity
What Does Hebrews 8 Tell Us About the Differences Between the Old & New Testaments?
What Does It Mean to Gain our Soul in Hebrews 10:39?
Have You Seen God's Silence in Hebrews 11?
How Do You Run the Christian Race in Hebrews 12?
What is the Birthright About in Hebrews 12:16?
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