Approaching Jesus

I love the story of the parents who had a child that was learning to play piano. They wanted him to love it so they took him to see a famous pianist in concert. Just before the concert began, the child slipped away. While they were looking for him, they heard “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star being played from the piano on the stage. They were mortified. As they scrambled to get to the stage, security officers and stage hands alike began to move towards him as well. Just then the maestro appeared and began playing the song with the child. He encouraged the kid to keep playing until the song finished. The audience was treated to the best version they’d ever heard of the song, and the kid was encouraged to keep learning piano.

In Matthew 19: Jesus was teaching a crowd and answering their questions about God’s Law. Just then a group of parents brought their children to Jesus to bless them and pray for them, but the disciples kept them away and reprimanded them. The disciples thought they were protecting Jesus’s time and dignity by keeping unimportant children away. However, Jesus replied, “Leave the children alone, and do not forbid them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these” (AMP). Jesus affirmed their value, though they were considered the least in society. He also made it clear that no one is to be held back from being able to approach Him.

Hebrews 4:16 says, “So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most” (NLT). You may at times feel unworthy or too unimportant to take your requests to God, but approach Him anyway. Shame my try to tell you you’re unworthy to talk to Him, but go to Him in prayer anyway. Others may try to make you feel like you’re not enough, but Jesus bids you to come anyway. You can boldly go to His throne room where you will find grace, receive a blessing and be loved when you need it most. When you feel like you’re a nuisance, Jesus will see your value and come along side you to encourage you. Don’t let anyone or anything keep you from approaching Jesus,

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