Good Morning!

In these past few hours my heart has been open to the voice of God. They say that the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. Unfortunately I have let the wrong kind of fear take hold. It is the kind that makes you run from him when you think you have done something wrong. This is just the kind of fear that Satan has a field day on. "Stay away, stay away," he whispers in your ear, but in reality that is the worst thing you can do. In doing this you think that life will be easier, but it is not; it is harder.
I forget so often the power of Christ bloody sacrifice. He live a perfect life in order to give me freedom from my sin and victory over temptation and trials. But, I am like a horse that has been tethered for so long that I forget that I have the freedom to run. The gate has been opened but I am still standing by the fence.
In the book of Hebrews, the writer speaks of the freedom we have in Christ and how he has become our High Priest because of his sacrifice. It ends by saying that we should approach the throne of grace, therefore with confidence in order to receive mercy in our time of need. If there is anything that I can do that is right in my sine it is to run to God in order to take part in his mercy. He paid the full price; I cannot take it for granted.