Be Still And Know

Hebrews 4.16 NLT '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.' I have only spoken with the Queen on one occasion. I had attended a reception at Buckingham Palace to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee and afterwards there were refreshments. I was chatting with a couple of friends and suddenly saw the Queen approaching us. As I was facing her, it became clear that I was the person who needed to speak first and I anxiously tried to call to mind the correct way of addressing her. She then asked various kind questions and I felt frankly overwhelmed. I had never imagined that I would actually get to speak with her. However, as the Queen herself would gladly acknowledge, our God is of infinitely greater power and significance and yet in our verse today we are told that we can enter his presence with boldness. This is an almost incredible word to use. How can we as weak and unholy human beings possibly come boldly into the p