In this post we will first discuss prayer as approaching the throne with confidence, and how mediation aids us in that process.  Next, just briefly, we will talk about Jesus as our High Priest and how He gives us confidence in prayer.

Meditation Helps Us Approach The Throne of God with Confidence

First of all, we need to understand this aspect of prayer—that prayer is an approach to the throne. And it is that, simply because that is the nature of prayer.  According to Spurgeon, “True prayer is an approach of the soul by the Spirit of God to the throne of God.  It is not the utterance of words, it is not alone the feeling of desires, but it is the advance of the desires to God, the spiritual approach of our nature toward the Lord our God.”5

Secondly, we could say that prayer is approaching…