"People who have not been to Narnia sometimes think that a thing cannot be good and terrible at the same time." Chronicles of Narnia
The Lion was coming on, always singing, with a slow, heavy pace....Though its soft pads made no noise, you could feel the earth shake beneath their weight....The children could not move. There were not even quite sure that they wanted to. The Lion paid no attention to them.....It passed by them so close that they could have touched his mane. They were terribly afraid it would turn and look at them, yet in some queer way they wished it would. --C.S. Lewis
When Jesus went to the cross, He permanently bridged the gap between a Holy God and a people in desperate need of redemption. We can now freely come to the throne without fear, to boldly approach a previously unapproachable God. There is a point before salvation however, when we must feel the dread and fear that comes with knowing that we are powerless to save ourselves.
Everyone who has ever been shown just a bit of God's glory has been struck dumb with fear, God is simply too overwhelming for us to handle in our present state, and yet this all-powerful, all knowing God, who created everything we see and even what we don't see, willingly gives His Spirit to live within us! It is almost too much to think about for too long......God is so good.
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Jesus the Great High Priest
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:13-16
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