Stops & Steps 1791 07Sep2011

Receiving due attention

Are you in this situation ?

Why does God seem so far away? I pray but He does not seem to hear me.
Government seems so big and bureaucracy so tangled that I can not get anyone to listen to me or help me. Everyone seems so inaccessible.

Paul writes of Christ in Romans 5, “Through Him we have gained access.” God is not far away. Jesus Christ came into this world and bridged the gap by His death on the cross. We have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

Through Christ we have immediate access to God.
We have direct access to God. No red tape. No appointments necessary. No obstacles or delays. We have access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. Robed in Christ’s righteousness, we stand before God every day with full and free access to His mercy and grace.

God may seem far away. Our prayers may seem to go unanswered. But Paul assures us that we have access and that God speaks to us through His Word and sacraments. Share God’s gracious answer with those who are asking, “Why does God seem so far away?”

Romans 5 : 2
Through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.



Stops & Steps 1791 07Sep2011