Ladies, and even some of the gentlemen, have you ever known someone who wanted to date you and they came at you wrong? They may have came with bad breath, a bad hair day, scuffed up shoes, no job, more money in his teeth than his clothes, and other things. At the end of the day, you have been like if he/she would have done X, Y, and Z, then I may have made it work with him/her. Unfortunately, they did not and truly, it was their loss. Then again, ladies, you had a brother who was a smooth operator, knew how to hit the buttons you desire, make you feel good on the inside, and had you smiling from ear-to-ear. When the brother did that to you, then you said to yourself that "he came correct". In other words, he stepped to me like a real man supposed to. If truth were told, this same principle should be utilized in the Kingdom of God. Many of us have at one time or another, "got it twisted" thinking that God owes us something, when in all actuality, He owes us NOTHING! If we "check" ourselves and know who God is in our lives, then we will know to come correct with Him. He wants us to come correct in our giving, in our living, in our walk, and most definitely, in our talk! Today's text provides us another way that God wants you and I to come correct.
Today, our devotional journey has brought us back to the book of Hebrews. As we mentioned on last week, it is unknown who is the author of this book. We also find out that the writer dealt with faith, how one defines faith, those who exhibited faith, the greatness of Jesus Christ as our High Priest, and exhorted us and the Hebrews then to keep on moving and do bigger and better things for the Kingdom. Within this particular chapter, the writer deals with two major themes: a Sabbath rest for the people of God and Jesus being the great High Priest. Today's main scripture is found within the latter mentioned theme.
The beginning of this text gives us clarity on the way we should come correct. The text says, "Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence". In other words, approaching the throne of grace is praying to the Almighty God. Ladies and gentlemen, when it comes to praying, I was told two things: If you are going to worry, do not pray and if you do pray, do not worry. In other words, you have to come correct with "confidence". You have to come correct with faith believing God will answer your prayer! You have to come correct knowing God will answer your prayer! You have to come correct recognizing that God is Lord over everything and anything in your life! You have to come correct knowing He is God and God all by Himself! When you pray, pray with confidence! Why it is important to come correct to God in prayer?
As I use to hear my pastor in Greensboro say, I am glad you asked. The writer gave us two reasons why we should come correct in prayer. He says "so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need". God is a God of mercy and when you come correct, He is ready to bless you with that! When you come correct, He has a way of making that bill be due later when the money is available. When you come correct, He has a way of granting you mercy when you know you have done wrong. When you come correct, He has a way of allowing people to bless you in your time of need. Not only does He give you mercy, He gives you mercy's tag team partner, grace. If you look up the definition of grace, it means "unmerited favor". Ladies and gentlemen, when God gives you grace, it's something you did not earn, but it was something He wanted you and I to have! Grace will soften your supervisor's heart when you have gone wrong. Grace will have your enemy eating out of your hand. Grace will allow you to step up and execute Kingdom business in a timely and efficient manner. Grace will teach you to be kind and merciful to others. Grace is love and love is God! Thank God for His grace!!! If you live this life long enough, you will stand in the need of help and if you come correct, God will give you the help you need!
In closing, most brothers can appreciate the way they "captured" their women because they came correct. In this same light, God desires us to come correct in prayer to Him. He does not want your sloppy seconds! He wants to hear you, feel you, and believe you have confidence in Him when you pray. If you exhibit that, He will give you grace and mercy in your time of need and even in your time of wanting for someone else! I pray that if you do not "come correct" in any aspect of your life, come correct in your prayers and your walk/talk with God!
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