Hi!!!
It has been a while. In fact, it has been a lonnnnnnnnng time!!! Great to be back, and great to have you read again (or for the first time).
So guess what happened this morning... I'll tell you. But as usual it was something that got me thinking...
I got to work today and remembered I had left my access card in my car boot as I drove into the premises. To get in with a car, you have to swipe your access card and the 'main gate' will open for you to drive in. Fortunately for me, the security personnel was at the entrance and he noticed a familiar face (me :) ) and he let me in as I explained my access was in my boot. Nice!
Then I found a parking spot, and walked into the basement, which is the closest entrance to the building from where I parked. When I got to the lift, I pushed the door and it refused to open!!
So here I was, at the entrance into the building itself, just a few minutes away from desk and I couldn't get to the elevator! My word, I was shocked. I was like, "Have I come too early? Maybe they unlock the doors after 8am."
I noticed another entrance to the building ahead of me leading to a stairwell and I proceeded to use that instead. I started to laugh, "Maybe they want us all healthy in the mornings. Walk and be healthier, O ye early birds!!" loooollllllzzzzzz... but as I approached this other entrance I remembered!!! "Arrrgghhhhh, my ACCESS [card]!!!"
Silly Fosie... mehn! I couldn't believe it. The amount of energy I had exerted on trying to pry the door to the elevator open. Thinking if I pushed hard enough, it would open up for me. Realising it had been locked, and then reasoning that I was too early, or the company just wanted us healthy. Boy, did I feel sheepish.
It didn't end there, I got into the little space that led to the elevator and I started pressing the elevator button... No response. Then I pressed it again, still no response. Then I noticed the little black box that immediately seemed to tell me, "Ofosua, darling, please swipe here." At this point I was in absolute stitches and in absolute wonder of how many of us do this ehhhhhhhveryday!!
14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven,[f] Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. 16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
(Hebrews 4:14-16 - NIV)
How many times have we not used our access to the throne room of grace? How many times have we not simply stopped what we were doing and prayed in faith, believing God that He hears, listens and provides help in our time of need? How many times have we not used our free pass given us by the blood of the loving Saviour Who gave His life that we may live? How many times have we reasoned our way through our struggle without remembering that we need not remain there helpless and all alone? How many times have we fought ehhhhverything else but not asked God to resolve the conflict that makes us sweat needlessly? How many times? How many times each day? How many times have we forgotten that our access actually gives us, well, access...
I am wearing my access card as I type this and looking at it, I smile. I smile and tell myself that I will keep clothing myself in prayer and faith, and receive mercy and find grace in my times of need... I will keep my spiritual access on and use it...
And you? Of course I was not going to forget you like how I forgot my card this morning... lol.... What about you? What are you going to do?
