Waltzing in to God's Office

I’m reading Ken Follett’s On Wings of Eagles right now. (OK, so I’m reading it 20 years after everyone else did, but, hey, I’ve been busy for the past 20 years.) Anyway, there is a story in the book about the day Ross Perot and his employees began planning a commando-style raid to rescue two hostages from an Iranian jail on the eve of the revolution. Tensions were running high at Perot’s corporate headquarters as the men plotted the super-secret, super-dangerous mission. In the middle of all this, Ross Perot’s teenage daughter waltzed in to see her dad, calling out “Poops!” the pet name she used with him.

Apparently the Perot children were free to visit their dad at the office anytime and often did. Perot’s daughter had no idea what was going on at the office that day. She just wanted to say goodbye to her dad before she went back to school after the Christmas break. Did Perot shoo her away? Did he tell her not to bother him when he was obviously busy with more important things? No, of course not. He welcomed her with open arms, calling her “Little Nan,” and pulling her into his lap. He savored the opportunity to spend a few loving minutes with her.

What a great picture of the freedom we have to access our Father in His office in heaven. Yes, He is busy. Yes, He has important stuff going on. But we can just waltz in anytime calling Him by his pet name and He will welcome us with open arms. (Think I’m going too far with the pet name thing? Romans 8:15 says that we are God’s children and can cry, “Abba Father.” “Abba” is Aramaic for “Daddy,” pretty much a diminutive pet name.)

When you think about God, do you think of yourself as an entry level employee buried in a cubicle several floors below the CEO’s palatial office suite and and even farther beneath his notice? Or are you a mid-level manager tongue-tied in the presence of the boss, figuring he’ll think anything you say is wrong, unimportant or incredibly silly? You are NOT a lowly employee. You’re the CEO’s kid--the one who can ride up in a limo, walk past the secretary without an appointment and just stick you head in the door of the office. You can even sit on his lap. So, hey, start taking advantage of your access as often as possible.

“And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place....Let us go right into the presence of God, with true hearts fully trusting Him.” Hebrews 10:19-22