Nothing in Us

There is nothing in us nor done by us that we can plead before the LORD for His blessing. As we, in the matter of our justification before God, renounce everything but the person, blood and righteousness of Christ, so in our approaches to the Majesty of Heaven, we must reject everything but the name, the blood and righteousness of Jesus, Who for our comfort said, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, He will give it you.” (John 16:23) When we come before God and look to ourselves, we tremble and wonder why the LORD does not cut us down as cucumbers of the ground. But when by Living Faith we are enabled to look to Christ, we feel something of that humble boldness the apostle speaks of: “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh.” (Hebrews 10:19-20) This New and Living Way [which is Christ and Him crucified] is the Only Way by which we can plead the Promises of God and look to Him for His blessing. Christ and Him crucified is the Only One by Whom a Just and Holy God can meet and bless such guilty sinners as we are; for in Christ: “...mercy and truth are met together, righteousness and peace have kissed each other.” (Psalm 85:10)