Approaching God

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I find that in today's age people want to treat God and His Son as their best buddy. I don't believe this is wrong to do at all for I call Jesus my brother and very best friend, for He is God's son and we are adopted and grafted into the family of God, but we must also remember God is Holy and needs, at times, to be treated as such. Although it is totally fine to approach God as Daddy all snugly, safe and warm, we must also show Him and His Son respect and remember They are Holy.

1 Kings 18:42 NIV

...but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees.

Exodus 3:5-6 NIV

“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” Then he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.

Most often my prayer times are very casual but every now and then I feel the need to lay prostrate in front of my Holy King or bend the knee to Him in prayer and when approaching Him our hearts should be full of thanksgiving even if things are going really bad in our lives.

Philippians 4:4-6 NIV

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

We are told to come to God in all things through Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 3:12 NIV

In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.

We are also told to pour out our heart to God and cast our cares on Him.

Psalm 55:22 NIV

Cast your cares on the LORD
   and he will sustain you;
he will never let

    the righteous be shaken.  

Our God is a very approachable God but let us remember that He is a Holy God and even Elijah, a very powerful man of God, approached God with his face between his knees. 

Blessings,

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