Tabernacle Lectures (18)The Hooks and Bands

Hebrews 4:16 “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

The way to appear before God after we commit any sin is the throne of grace. “Throne of grace” means that even if we are weak and evil people who have sinned, God receives us. So Hebrews 4:16 says to go boldly before the throne of grace. Once we go forward to God confidently, even though we have sinned, God does not just resolve all our sins through the blood of Jesus Christ, but our fellowship with God is also restored. Then we are supplied with strength from God so we are not deceived by Satan again and can live bright spiritual lives.

That is why when we stand on top of the faith to believe that our sins have been forgiven by the blood Jesus shed on the cross, we can stand strong. And after this, we are able to go confidently to God who sympathizes with our weaknesses and accepts us, because his grace holds onto us like the hooks and bands of the tabernacle.

Oftentimes we, who have been redeemed and received the forgiveness of sins, afterwards corrupt. God gave the throne of grace to the redeemed saints so they do not fall, even if they sin and make mistakes. Through the throne of grace, we have a way we can receive grace to come out to God and stand strong, and he is showing us this through the tabernacle.