Mankind has spiritual needs. He has emotional needs and he has physical needs. Spirit, soul & body. I Thessalonians 5:23, “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Spiritual needs can only be met by God. Joni Eareckson Tada writes “For a wheelchair may confine a body that is wasting away. But no wheelchair can confine the soul,… the soul that is inwardly renewed day by day. For paralyzed people can walk with the Lord. Speechless people can talk with the Almighty. Sightless people can see Jesus. Deaf people can hear the Word of God.” Hebrews 4:16 states “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” If we take this verse backwards…Help comes from grace and mercy and grace and mercy come from the Mercy Seat. The Mercy Seat represents the presence of God.
Ever pray like David?
Psalm 6:2 “”Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak:…”
Psalm 9:13 “Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer…”
Psalm 25:16 “Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted…”
Psalm 27:7 “Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.”
Psalm 30:10 “Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.”
I need Thee every hour, Most gracious Lord
No tender voice like Thine, Can peace afford
I need Thee every hour, Stay Thou nearby
Temptations lose their power, When Thou art nigh!
Because we are needy, we come often to the throne of Grace! It is the only place to obtain the spiritual help that we need. A throne of Grace / A Help in time of need! This help is not just for our needs, but for the needs of others. We experience His mercy that we might be merciful to others. We experience His love that we might share that love with others. We are helped and comforted that we might comfort others. II Corinthians 1:3-4, “Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort. Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort we ourselves are comforted of God.” Isaiah 25:4, “For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat,…” Those who know God, know where to find help…to find refuge.
Majestic sweetness sits enthroned Upon the Saviour’s brow;
His head with radiant glories crowned. His lips with grace o’erflow.
His lips with grace o’erflow.
“Abounding sin is the terror of the world, but abounding grace is the hope of mankind.”
– A.W. Tozer