Yesterday, as I was waiting for my daughter to get a coffee at Starbucks, I sat in my car watching people come and go. Parking is limited at this particular Starbucks, and I was in a wide space next to the driveway, because there were no parking stalls available. There are "No Parking" signs on the street and so people circled the restaurant hoping to find a place in which to park their vehicle. After a bit, a big firetruck pulled in front of me, circled around and parked directly beside a fire hydrant.
I thought, Oh, let's see what they do. This could be kind of exciting. Maybe they're going to perform some kind of maintenance check on the fire hydrant. Maybe they'll connect their hose to it and ... whatever firefighters might do with fire hydrants and hoses. Instead, four men in uniforms climbed out and sauntered across the street to Tim Horton's, returning a few minutes later with coffee cups in their hands. Well, I thought, I suppose if anybody gets to park next to a fire hydrant, firefighters do, even to go get a cup of coffee. They have the right, and it's their privilege to park there, even when no one else is allowed to. And who's going to stop them? "Hey buddy, who do you think you are parking in front of a fire hydrant?" Not going to happen.
This made me think of the incredible right and privilege believers have been given to approach God. Through Jesus Christ, we have been granted access to the throne room, anytime, all the time. We can "park" there with confidence because we have been given the right and the privilege. And who can stop us? NO ONE! Remember, we're talking about God here. The Most High God who sits on his throne and does whatever he pleases. And he invites us to come to him openly, anytime, for any reason, with confidence. Who is like our God? No one.
In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. Ephesians 3:12
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16
Wow.
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