“So, we should come near to God, and we should not be afraid. God is our King. We can ask him to help us when we need help. We know that he will forgive us, and he will be kind to us in whatever way we need.” Hebrews 4:16 EASY
In this part of the world, when you say someone has “stained your white,” it means that your image has been tarnished. Your name has been dragged in the mud, and everyone who looks at you should spit because of how dirty you’ve become.
Imagine a lamb with pure white wool walking willingly to the altar of sacrifice. And then the executor raises the knife and, with one stroke, cuts off its head, spilling blood all over the once white wool. That Lamb’s white has been stained.
Jesus, as He carried the cross and died on it, did the same thing: He intentionally stained His white so that ours could remain white. He decided to take all the spitting and dragging so we never have to take it.
Because of this, whenever we go to God for something, we go knowing that our white isn’t stained. We approach with a humble heart of repentance and all the boldness in the world because we have nothing to fear. This is one gift that the death of Christ has given us.
How can we work with this consciousness, knowing that we are pure enough to ask for help?
Purity here is not from a place of pride but of repentance. We know we are pure not because we have not sinned but because someone has paid the price for that sin.
That’s the heart of repentance we go with as we approach God. If this was not the case, then the author would not need to mention “forgiveness” in the anchor scripture.
Daily, we will face trials and temptations at work that can cause us to stain our whites intentionally. In the world’s system for success, we constantly choose between good and bad, sometimes falling short with the wrong decisions.
This is why we need God’s help. Because Christ died for us, we can take our work struggles to God, so we ask for help to stay pure and do work His way.
As we acknowledge the death of Christ on the cross today, let us remember that it’s our ticket to walk through the torn veil, bow our hearts, and show gratitude for the access we now have to bring heaven on earth through work.
“I receive all the help I need to do God’s work, with all boldness and humility.”
Boldness and humility don’t sound like virtues that should go together. After all, bold people are often labelled as proud or rude.
But with humility in the picture, you work from a place of service, with certainty in your identity. That’s the perfect mix to have every day.
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