COME BOLDLY TO OBTAIN !

COME BOLDLY TO OBTAIN ! : Now the Word of God says, "Come boldly unto the throne of grace that we may obtain" (Hebrews 4:16). We are told to come boldly before the throne of grace---not too beg, plead, or hope that something will happen, but we should come to obtain ! (Isaiah 43: 25-26). "I, even I, and he that blotteth out thy transgressions for my own sake, and will not remember thy sins. Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified." What are you going to tell God; your problems ? What are you putting him in remembrance of your problems. No, you should be putting him in remembrance of what he has promised in His Word. This fellow came to obtain. He didn't say, "I hope you will lend me some bread." He said, "I don't have what I shall set before him." He didn't have it yet, but he was talking faith. It was already in his mouth. "I say unto you, though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth (v.8). Now let's find out what the word importunity means. Much has been said about this word, and most of it has been commentary. We need to watch many of the paraphrased editions, for so much of them is the translators and editors on interpretation. We need to check the Greek and other references to make sure the meaning we have has not been added by man. Some say the word importunity means "persistence." To just keep on and on. I had a fellow tell me one time: "Now that man just kept beating on the door. He just kept knocking on that door until the man came to give him bread. That is what Jesus is teaching us to do. We are to just keep asking." That idea is not present in this passage of Scripture. In fact, it is exactly opposite of what Jesus is teaching here. This is where people have missed it. This religious thinking has helped people in bondage. This line of thinking has told people that they receive from God by beating and knocking on the same door until finally they wakes up God and eventually talk Him into it. Importunity comes from two Greek words: ANEU which means "Without" and AIDOS which means "Bashfulness." Therefore, a literal meaning would be "Without Bashfulness." It means bare faceness or boldness (without shame). Because of his boldness he came even at midnight. He had faith that, even if it came in that last hour, he would receive bread. He said, "I have not what I shall set before him." Jesus said that man will get up and give him all that he needs.