Holiest of All by Andrew Murray

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XXXVI.
LET US DRAW NEAR WITH BOLDNESS.
IV.—16. Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of
race, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help us in time of
need.i
In the first two chapters the true divinity and the real humanity
of our Saviour were set before us, as the very foundation of our
faith and Hfe.
In the two verses we have just been considering
these two truths are applied to the priesthood of Christ.
Having a great High Priest who hath passed through the
heavens ; having an High Priest who is able to sympathise
let us draw near. The one work of the High Priest is to bring
us near to God. The one object of revealing to us His person
and work is to give us perfect confidence in drawing near. The
measure of our nearness of access to God is the index of our
knowledge of Jesus.
Let us therefore, with such an High Priest, draw near
with boldness to the throne of grace. The word, ^razc nmr,
is that used of the priests in the Old Testament. It is this one
truth the Epistle seeks to enforce, that we can actually, in
spiritual reality, draw near to God, and live in that nearness,
in living fellowship with Him, all the day.
The work of Christ,
as our High Priest, is so perfect, and His power in heaven so
divine, that He not only gives us the right and liberty to draw
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For timely help.