I’m a believer in kneeling before God. But, that is not what gets my prayers answered. God will hear me standing, kneeling, or lying flat on my back. Kneeling is an acknowledgment of my obedience and His majesty. It is a form of humbling one’s self before the Creator of the Universe. But, the hearing of my prayer has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not God hears me.

A.W. Tozer, one of my favorite preachers, once said: “That type of Christianity which happens now to be the vogue knows this Presence [of God] only in theory. It fails to stress the Christian’s privilege of present realization. According to its teachings we are in the presence of God positionally, and nothing is said about the need to experience that Presence actually.”

Indeed, too often, the Christian seeking to reach God in prayer fails to realize that he or she actually has the right to enter into the presence of God, right into the Holy of Holies, to the very throne of God. The best verse that illustrates this truth is Hebrews 4:16 “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”

Think for a moment about that verse. It says we can go right to the “throne of grace.” Who gives grace? Who sits on that throne?

It is God.

So, the next time you go to God in prayer, realize that you are in His presence. Indeed, you are before the very throne of grace.

[Next time: Your Authority to Enter the Throne Room]